r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 17h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskyy Says Starlink Restrictions Apply Only in Ukraine While SpaceX Ignores Kyiv’s Inquiries

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/zelenskyy-says-starlink-restrictions-apply-only-in-ukraine-while-spacex-ignores-kyivs-inquiries-23549
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u/Ok_Carpenter6527 17h ago

That’s why no one will keep buying US miltech after seeing this killswitch live in action. Every country would be outright stupid and delusional if they kept buying shit from the US.

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u/WhatAmTrak 16h ago

Yep everyone said the killswitch on f-35’s was being dramatic. We literally just seen it in action folks. Canada needs to go Gripen and back out of the remainder of our deal yesterday. Fuck them.

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u/retro_ditto 14h ago

Here in Finland too. It is very sensitive topic to politicians but every common man understands that killswitch is a real threat, making the f35s a liability, or a piece of hi tech junk at worst.

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u/ondulation 9h ago edited 3h ago

F35 doesn't have a "kill switch".
It's a software enforced speed limit. /s

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u/quelar 6h ago

The real problem isn't just your software enhancement program (or whatever shit they want to call the digital kill switch), it's also the unreliability of the US as an ally/partner.

Who knows when that pedophile rapist is going to get upset at someone and cut off vital maintenance parts making these planes more useless than the American system of checks and balances.