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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    • SeanEnglish
      32•1 month ago

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

      • Lady Butterfly English
        1•1 month ago

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

    • @finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      -1•1 month 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.

    • @tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      14•1 month 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.

      • oppy1984English
        11•1 month 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.worldEnglish
      6•1 month 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.eeEnglish
      2•1 month ago

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

  • @sleezer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25•1 month ago

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

  • @frazw@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11•1 month 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.

  • @Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1•1 month ago

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

  • @tane@lemm.eeEnglish
    0•1 month 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.zoneEnglish
      0•1 month 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.

    • Canadian_anarchistEnglish
      2•1 month 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.