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    Musk’s SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield

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    1. WasThatInappropriate on

      Seems redundant, who’s firing missiles at the US? Canada, Mexico? Anything from further afield is surely deterred by the nuclear triad?

      Wonder what quality of life improvements that money could’ve been spent on for the average American instead.

    3. CaptPants on

      A company that has zero experience building weapons, or weapons to counter other weapons, is a great choice to build those exact things.

    5. Throwawaylikeme90 on

      Good, that way when the nukes are flying I have complete confidence that shit won’t work and I’ll finally get off this stupid rock. 

    7. docarwell on

      Of course it is. This administration is just shoveling Musk money, while claiming any spending on citizens is “waste and fraud”

    9. LandBarge on

      Of course it is.

      Now, who’s the front runner to re-do the job once SpaceX half arse it and split with the cash?

    10. Ares__ on

      Star ship keeps blowing up > which creates shrapnel > which could take down incoming missiles

      Looks like we are done here folks, where’s my billion dollars?

    11. Motive25 on

      “One of the sources familiar with the talks described them as “a departure from the usual acquisition process. There’s an attitude that the national security and defense community has to be sensitive and deferential to Elon Musk because of his role in the government.”

      And there you have it folks….

    12. Gastroid on

      **James Bond: The Man with the Golden Dome (2027 film)**

      **Synopsis:** After a corrupt government allows the world’s richest man to put missiles in space, James Bond as 007 (Idris Elba) must stop the plot before world security comes crashing down.

    13. JerryMandaring on

      But we can’t afford Social Security, Universal Healthcare, School lunches, Medicaid, etc….

    14. Positive_Chip6198 on

      Oh how surprising, I’m super duper surprised Musk got another government contract!

    15. Thisam on

      I work for one of the tier1 radar and missile producing companies. There is no way to just jump into “air defense” from what SpaceX does. Nor do we need any more help from Musk.

    19. marielalm27 on

      So, the dude that approved the Tesla truck is gonna be in charged of making a missile??? I’m sure that’ll work out.

    20. dylanholmes222 on

      Is this like the gold armor in Minecraft? Pretty sure we should be making a netherite dome

    23. 49orth on

      All the otherwise potentially capable companies’ senior executives are all wondering why their own kowtowing to Trump and the Republican Grift Commanders isn’t working as well as they thought it would.

    24. dandanua on

      I thought USA are now friends with Russia, so why build even more advanced space weapon systems? Against who? Against Ukraine with its manpads?

    25. InterKosmos61 on

      ABMs being a scam invented by war contractors to siphon off taxpayer money, example #157

    26. maximusprime2328 on

      Fuck peace, right? Let’s funnel billions of tax dollars to a billionaire’s company. I mean, come on, he’s famous for completing projects in an efficient and timely manner.

      /s

    27. CrasVox on

      Why on earth would spacex get this contract? How does this make any sense at all? They have as much experience building a weapons system as does Starbucks.

    28. Seniorwelsh on

      Does the article talk about it potentially being subscription based? So you wouldn’t even own it or have control of the prices??