Elon Musk "secretly" disrupted a Ukrainian sneak attack on a Russian naval fleet by turning off Starlink's satellite network near the Crimean coast last year.
The reason Space X had suck an easy start was lack of competition in the launch business.
Boeing and Lockheed had so fucked up a competition for launch vehicles, the only way to avoid eternal lawsuirlts was to form United Launch Allliance, initially a 50/50 ownership split between the only 2 launch providers.
The military and alphabet agencies want to buy launches not build big rockets. ICBMs being the exception.
The reason Space X had suck an easy start was lack of competition in the launch business.
Boeing and Lockheed had so fucked up a competition for launch vehicles, the only way to avoid eternal lawsuirlts was to form United Launch Allliance, initially a 50/50 ownership split between the only 2 launch providers.
The military and alphabet agencies want to buy launches not build big rockets. ICBMs being the exception.