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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- Zscaler $ZS (+3,64%)
- Okta $OKTA (+1,16%)
- Cloudflare $NET (+4,95%)
- Fortinet $FTNT (+3,32%)
- Cisco Systems $CSCO (+0,43%)
- Palo Alto Networks $PANW (+3,72%)
- Akamai Technologies $AKAM (+3,78%)
- BlackBerry $BB (+2,41%)
- NetScout Systems $NTCT (+1,32%)
- CommVault Systems $CVLT (+5,51%)
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