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Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China

www.nytimes.com Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China

The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.

The Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Another official said the briefing will be China focused, without providing additional details. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be at the Pentagon on Friday, but offered no details.

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Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China

www.nytimes.com /2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html

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Did I miss the part where this piece of shit was vetted and granted security clearance? This is out of hand. Why does this man have access to literally anything that I don't within my fucking government?
- You know why he doe$.

Complete Bluff.
Unless the plan is to literally give away US Territory to China this will never happen.
Xi Jinping, Putin, and Trump are all on the same wavelength, cut from the same cloth, birds of a feather.

This is great. Now he’ll be able to use giving the plans to Xi as a bargaining chip for a couple more tesla factories in China.
- Who is going to buy his teslas? But I agree with you that he will pass something to Xi.

Elon Musk is reportedly set to gain access to top-secret U.S. military plans concerning a potential conflict with China. As the CEO of SpaceX, which provides critical satellite and defense technologies, Musk's involvement raises concerns about national security and geopolitical strategy. The Pentagon may rely on his Starlink satellite network for secure military communications, making his access to such classified information a significant issue. Given Musk’s global business interests, including ties with China, policymakers are debating the risks and benefits of his inclusion in these discussions.
While Musk’s technological contributions are undeniable, granting him access to classified military plans could spark controversy. Critics argue that his business ventures, spanning Tesla’s Chinese factories and international projects, create potential conflicts of interest. Supporters, however, believe his expertise in AI, aerospace, and communication technology is crucial for U.S. military preparedness. As global tensions rise, securing reliable tech partnerships is essential—but unlike bombitup, which is used for unethical spam, defense strategies must be handled responsibly to avoid unintended consequences.

We the people need to put an end to this madness now! South Korea did it!

"You're gambling with World War Three!" yelled Trump to his guest, the president of Ukraine, without any sign of irony.

Lol my dad said trump was the best choice for avoiding ww3. Lmao even.

If war with China happens I am 100% defecting to China lol. I have absolutely zero love or respect for my shithole country.
- I'd like to caution against percieving the grass as being greener.
  The US is being a shitbird, but do not let that cloud criticism of other countries- their governments are (usually) rarely better.
  And nobody treats turncoats particularly well, especially if they don't offer concrete and immediate value beyond 'hostage'.
  Far better to agitate where you're at- help your neighbors where and how you can and demonstrate how they're being lied to.

Does this unelected twat even have security clearance?
- Of course he does! Remember when Jared was denied clearance and trump overrode it?
  Are you assuming laws, security, and allegiance to the USA exists right now?

What’s the plan? To bomb china with Teslas?
- Funniest comment of the day right here!
- To share top secret intelligence with China.

Well if course, he is the president
- Musk is the CEO of the United Corporations of America and Trump is the Chairman of the board.

He's not holding any cards right now. Trump made him a tough guy. He's gambling with World War 3.
Wait, sounds.... Nah forget it.

I don't understand the fuss, aren't they just stored in some toilet in the white house?

We have deranged psychopaths in charge of the US. We really are going to have WW3 soon aren't we
- Well attempting to annex Canada or Greenland automatically enacts Article 5 of NATO so 31 countries should in theory fight back. 29 of them would likely assist in their defense, and by defense I mean attacking the U.S. in ways that will economically starve the country until 10-15% of the voters realize this has all been idiocy and drag those responsible out of office and ban all responsible ever holding a public office again. Then we would have lost all trade allies and spend 100 years building back respect. Media will slowly start bringing their heinousness to light and slowly the vast majority will deny they were ever a part of it out of shame

Why
- My guess is to rile up his base into supporting his shenanigans while he makes himself forever-godking.
  He won't actually fight China, or if he does he won't do it seriously. Trump constantly swoons over Xi Jinping and works closely with Vladimir Putin which China has close ties with like threads in a tapestry. I simply do not believe Trump's words.
- I feel like i repeat this to myself 20 times a day. I can’t stand this administration.
  
  I know it's just awful. If it was a tv show it would be seen as unrealistic but its actually happening.
- Trump was trying to get China to attack to initiate martial law in 2021. He’s probably trying to start a war to initiate martial law now.
- Because no one’s stopped him.
- Well clearly we haven't been efficient enough in starting conflicts with China. We need to find ways to hurt our trade with them even further

What security clearance does that clown have? And why?
- He has some level of clearance due to the work SpaceX is done but even there, he does not have access to some of SpaceX program because he could not get the right level of clearance
- It has likely changed since I last checked before his presidency, but he had a Top Secret Clearance with NO SCI.
  I knew he had admitted to actively using drugs a few times and I wondered how he held an active security clearance. What I could find was essentially: SpaceX was the best option for the US government to conduct satellite-based intelligence missions, as in launch satellites into orbit for the purpose of Space Force related surveillance.
  To that end they waived a lot of sketchy shit on Elon's background to give him a TS so he could primarily attend and give briefings, but no SCI as he didn't actually do any work requiring it.
  Source: I wish I could fucking find any now, but there's a flood of thousands of article talking about his security clearance as a presidential advisor now.
- According to Musk's Twitter account, he has a top secret clearance and apparently some sort of compartmentalized clearances.
  https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1890282404897534089
  I’ve had a top secret clearance for many years and have clearances that themselves are classified.
  That said, FAR too much information is made “classified”. If something is easily found online or patently obvious, it should NOT be classified. This impedes effective communication within the government.
  
  Jesus's Christ, why does he have clearance??? And has for so long???? Oh god this is awful
  
  Agreed, in my early 20's I applied for a job with the TSA. After passing the interview I had to take a test to determine if I was fit for the job, before I could take the test I had to be cleared for confidential clearance. So even though I didn't pass the test, and didn't get the job, I had a low level government clearance and an NDA that kept me from disclosing what I saw.
  Funny enough that clearance did come in handy when I had to get an FBI background check to work at the airport doing line service, the guy who did the paperwork was shocked at how fast my paperwork was given the all clear.
- Dictatorships don't need such things, and Elon is the heir apparent to Trump...
  
  I wonder what jd will do when Trump dies and elon takes over.
- He's probably had a security clearance for a while now due to his involvement in space x
  
  Not necessarily. Their are directors at my work that don't have any clearances.

Holy fuck he is really going to start WW3
- only if its profitable
  
  War is always profitable. Especially if you don't plan to ever fix damage to your country.

i have multiple layers of questions about why i am seeing a headline like this
- I know it's just... where to start.

How secret of it. Surely this is a distraction, right?
- Everything else is, including Trump. This is the real deal.

Please stop referring it by it's old name.
It's now United States of Dictatorship.
Thanks.
- The States haven't been united for a while now.
  The Nazi Reigime in Northern Mexico/Southern Canada is my convoluted suggestion.
  
  Westrussia, sounds natural
  
  Just call it Naziland
  Or "the uNaziland of America" if you want a hybrid reference

This plan?
- Banned for being too credible....
  Wrong community

Not very secret

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