Nicholas Bariyo
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The Black Market That Delivers Elon Musk’s Starlink to U.S. Foes
On battlefields from Ukraine to Sudan, Starlink provides immediate and largely secure access to the internet. Besides solving the age-old problem of effective communications between troops and their commanders, Starlink provides a way to control drones and other advanced technologies that have become a critical part of modern warfare.