The billionaire said that he wrote to President Vladimir Zelensky about the likely “mass death” and the risk of nuclear war. According to diplomat Anatoly Antonov, an “attack” on Crimea could allegedly lead to this.
American billionaire and founder of SpaceX Elon Musk told his biographer Walter Isaacson that he was personally warned about the threat of a nuclear strike on Ukraine. This was reported in Forbes on April 16.
According to Musk, the warning was voiced by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. The diplomat said that Ukraine’s “attack” on temporarily occupied Crimea would lead to the use of final weapons.
“The ambassador told him directly that a Ukrainian attack on Crimea would lead to a nuclear response,” Isaacson said.
Musk said the escalation in Ukraine “could lead to nuclear war – with Starlink partially responsible.” He explained to the biographer that Ukrainian manufacturers had developed a squadron of robotic unmanned submarines “filled with explosives.” These drones, according to the entrepreneur, are capable of autonomously crossing the Black Sea and ambushing the Russian fleet.
It is noted that Ukraine redesigned the Starlink satellite system from SpaceX to develop advanced navigation technology to control these boats during a secret mission. When it turned out that Starlink coverage was turned off in the vicinity of Crimea, Kyiv allegedly “begged” Musk to activate it and was refused.
Musk on Twitter (the new name of the social network is X) warned President Vladimir Zelensky that “an attempt to return Crimea will lead to mass death, likely failure and the risk of nuclear war.” The billionaire assured the Russian ambassador that “Starlink was used only for defensive purposes.”
Let us recall that on March 20, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia considers the Starlink satellite network a legitimate military target. She also warned of “an extremely dangerous trend that is gaining momentum.” We are talking about using Starlink for reconnaissance and combat operations.
The Washington Post reported that the United States has launched an investigation into SpaceX. This is due to the emergence of access to the Starlink service by Russian occupiers.
