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▲ goshx 2 days ago

Don’t they need security clearances to do this?

▲delecti 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Legally, probably. But in the US, "legally" is enforced by the executive, and that's who's telling them to comply.

▲lesuorac 2 days ago | parent [-]

To be clear, Security Clearances is just an EO thing.

The actual laws just speak about things being critical to national security and don't use the words like "Top Secret" and etc.

The whole actually labeling things "Top Secret" and etc started off with Clinton [1] but then Bush [2] and Obama [3] modified the rules around classification.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_12958

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13292

[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13526

▲cryptonector a day ago | parent [-]

"Top Secret" goes back a long ways, to before WWII I believe.

▲imperial_march a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They do. Elon already had top secret due to NASA/military work. The rest were authorised/given clearance for the work.

▲cryptonector a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Who says they don't have them? Elon Musk certainly does.

▲FranzFerdiNaN 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

King Trump says they dont.