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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.

edit: added archive https://archive.ph/eKBWL

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago
[-] v3ritas@infosec.pub 32 points 1 week ago

I feel like i repeat this to myself 20 times a day. I can’t stand this administration.

[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 1 week ago

I know it's just awful. If it was a tv show it would be seen as unrealistic but its actually happening.

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

[-] StraponStratos@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 week ago

Because no one’s stopped him.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 55 points 1 week ago

What security clearance does that clown have? And why?

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Dictatorships don't need such things, and Elon is the heir apparent to Trump...

[-] Today@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I wonder what jd will do when Trump dies and elon takes over.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Cry to the nearest couch in a sad attempt to get some pity sex?

[-] Feelfold@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

I wonder what Trump will do if Elon dies and he has to take over.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 14 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] oppy1984@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] Mojave@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] turtl@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

He's probably had a security clearance for a while now due to his involvement in space x

[-] yoshman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Not necessarily. Their are directors at my work that don't have any clearances.

[-] Zippygutterslug@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Holy fuck he is really going to start WW3

[-] Alloi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

only if its profitable

[-] Canadian_anarchist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Maybe not WW3, but more like American War* 2. China will finally get an opportunity to update it's Museum of American Aggression** displays.

*American War is how many Asian nations refer to the Korean War/Vietnam War ** https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_of_the_War_to_Resist_US_Aggression_and_Aid_Korea; when I visited it in 2014 it was the name I previously mentioned - it was interesting to say the least. Mostly some weird propaganda and left behind military equipment.

[-] sleezer@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

We have deranged psychopaths in charge of the US. We really are going to have WW3 soon aren't we

[-] cortex7979@lemm.ee 24 points 1 week ago

Well if course, he is the president

[-] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Musk is the CEO of the United Corporations of America and Trump is the Chairman of the board.

[-] frazw@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 1 week ago

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

[-] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago

i have multiple layers of questions about why i am seeing a headline like this

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Please stop referring it by it's old name.

It's now United States of Dictatorship.

Thanks.

[-] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 1 week ago

The States haven't been united for a while now.

The Nazi Reigime in Northern Mexico/Southern Canada is my convoluted suggestion.

[-] Airowird@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Just call it Naziland

Or "the uNaziland of America" if you want a hybrid reference

[-] codapine@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago
[-] drathvedro@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Westrussia, sounds natural

[-] electricyarn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Not very secret

[-] eronth@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

How secret of it. Surely this is a distraction, right?

[-] seeigel@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Everything else is, including Trump. This is the real deal.

[-] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Banned for being too credible....

Wrong community

[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

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

[-] tane@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

If war with China happens I am 100% defecting to China lol. I have absolutely zero love or respect for my shithole country.

[-] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] tane@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Sorry I’m learning mandarin buddy

[-] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

What’s the plan? To bomb china with Teslas?

[-] Canadian_anarchist@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

While they do explode, getting them to do so on the target would be the challenge. I suppose just dropping the vehicles as is would do some damage too.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

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.

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