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 (+3,79%)
- Check Point Software Technologies $CHKP (+2,84%)
- Crowdstrike $CRWD (+2,76%)
- VeriSign $VRSN (+1,05%)
- Zscaler $ZS (+1,94%)
- Okta $OKTA (+3,73%)
- Cloudflare $NET (+3,97%)
- Fortinet $FTNT (+1,81%)
- Cisco Systems $CSCO (+0,24%)
- Palo Alto Networks $PANW (+2,89%)
- Akamai Technologies $AKAM (+2,28%)
- BlackBerry $BB (+1,76%)
- NetScout Systems $NTCT (+3,5%)
- CommVault Systems $CVLT (+2,3%)
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