— has become heavily connected to the communist nation. Musk’s business ventures have thrust him into a vital national security role, and it’s fair for the federal government to worry about what the ambitious and predatory CCP might be able to get its hands on with its close proximity to him. Just this week, for example, a report found that China is emulating SpaceX’s designs to build a reusable mega-rocket.confidential briefings on any vulnerabilities, while Sen.
Maybe Musk is unintentionally creating vulnerabilities for the U.S.; maybe he isn’t. But the country would be remiss if it didn’t engage in responsible due diligence to find out for sure one way or the other.. It should be extensive and extend to all the U.S.’s national security contractors. When it comes to defense, China’s espionage operation is second-to-none. The country is doing everything from planting backdoors in our technology to having CCP-trained spies work with and develop relational ties to the American national security influencers from whom it seeks to steal defense secrets.