#Politics From #CNN: Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson walks back details of #Russia #Ukraine story in new bio released today. Isaacson admits he was mistaken about some of the details; Ukraine wanted #Starlink activated over Crimea port so they could use it to attack the Russian fleet.
Elon said no because "SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation."
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/11/media/walter-isaacson-elon-musk-reliable-sources/index.html
This gets back to my impression that Elon was afraid #Starlink being used for an attack on Russian targets would make #SpaceX a legitimate target for Russian retaliation.
Russia has been trying to figure out ways to jam or disable the Starlink network.
Should Elon risk his company's multi-billion dollar primary asset to help an American ally defend itself? Personally, I don't think there's an easy answer to that. He views Starlink as funding his Mars goals.
As for Walter Isaacson's "mistake" ... He's a well-established and respected biographer. I'm a rookie.
Even so, with the history book I'm writing right now, I have no problem with interviewees reading the first drafts. If they have an objection, I want to know it now rather than after publication.
I'm struggling with how to word a certain passage that makes an interviewee look bad -- deservedly so, but I don't want to ambush him. So I'm finding a way to let the reader judge instead of me.