At what point is something directly weaponized? In support of military activity?
SpaceX curbed Ukraine's use of Starlink internet for drones -company president By Joey Roulette in Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country's war with Russia, SpaceX's president said Wednesday.
SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, which has provided Ukraine's military with broadband communications in its defense against Russia's military, was "never never meant to be weaponized," Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer, said during a conference in Washington, D.C.
"However, Ukrainians have leveraged it in ways that were unintentional and not part of any agreement," she said. ...
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