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 > DEEPENING TIES BETWEEN BILLIONAIRE ENTREPRENEUR ELON MUSK'S SPACE COMPANY AND NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES.

> THE CLASSIFIED CONSTELLATION OF SPY SATELLITES REPRESENTS ONE OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S MOST SOUGHT-AFTER CAPABILITIES IN SPACE BECAUSE IT IS DESIGNED TO OFFER THE MOST PERSISTENT, PERVASIVE AND RAPID COVERAGE OF ACTIVITIES ON EARTH.

> "NO ONE CAN HIDE," ONE OF THE SOURCES SAID OF THE SYSTEM’S POTENTIAL CAPABILITY, WHEN DESCRIBING THE NETWORK'S REACH.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-is-building-spy-satellite-network-us-intelligence-agency-sources-2024-03-16/