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After the Starshield outage Ukraine plans its own satellite system. Can a country's security depend on a private company's satellites?

SpaceX throttled Starshield for the Ukrainian army without warning and drone interceptors went down. Ukraine plans its own system with Finnish firms.

  • No, every state needs its own satellite system
  • Yes, if backed by contracts and guarantees
  • Only via an allies' shared system
  • Private firms are more flexible, the risk is worth it
  • Can't decide, too few details