Presumably because the New York Times reports on the Pentagon's war plans against China, which Musk was apparently briefed on at the Pentagon today.
In a military conflict between the two economic powers USA and China, the first "Line of Contact" would be a digital one: cyber attacks.
And even if only hypothetical scenarios are reported, this will probably already lead to an intensification of the constant mutual cyber attacks. Information is key.
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- Palantir Tech $PLTR (-8,72 %)
- Check Point Software Technologies $CHKP (-1,73 %)
- Crowdstrike $CRWD (-4,52 %)
- VeriSign $VRSN (-2,7 %)
- Zscaler $ZS (-6,8 %)
- Okta $OKTA (-6,92 %)
- Cloudflare $NET (-7,01 %)
- Fortinet $FTNT (-2,75 %)
- Cisco Systems $CSCO (-2,19 %)
- Palo Alto Networks $PANW (-4,32 %)
- Akamai Technologies $AKAM (-3,73 %)
- BlackBerry $BB (-2,71 %)
- NetScout Systems $NTCT (-3,29 %)
- CommVault Systems $CVLT (-6,5 %)
Sources:
- The Pentagon set up a briefing for Musk on plans for a potential war with China.
- NYTimes Liveblog: Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Rejects Idea of Letting Musk See Secret Plans for War With China