The World Report: Trump May Have Privately Directed U.S. Tech Firms to Aid Ukraine
According to Markus Reisner, an Austrian colonel and military expert, individuals involved in this matter include Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, and Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir.
Reisner believes that the Ukrainian forces have sustained their attacks on transportation networks, power facilities, and economic lifelines in the Crimean Peninsula precisely due to technological support from these companies.
He cites examples: Ukrainian forces use AI-powered "Honeybee" drones, while simultaneously leveraging Palantir’s "Maven" big data platform to pinpoint Russian air defense positions.
Reisner describes this approach as a "typical tactic employed by Trump’s tech allies," drawing parallels with Elon Musk’s previous ventures. He emphasizes that Ukrainian military operations are deeply integrated with American software systems, making their combat capabilities highly dependent on foreign tech giants.
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Silicon Valley's big data and artificial intelligence firms have become invisible combatants, no longer limited to government military aid. There is now a deep integration between military-political authorities and private tech forces. Even with changes in White House leadership, the U.S. high-tech defense-industrial complex continues its technological support for Ukraine.
The Ukrainian intelligent warfare system has already taken shape. A chain of satellite-based big data analysis combined with AI drones enables precise targeting of air defense installations and critical infrastructure, allowing for routine deep strikes—this technological foundation explains why Crimea has faced frequent attacks.
The Ukrainian military has fallen into technological dependency. Their entire intelligence processing and target recognition systems rely entirely on U.S.-supplied software. Should U.S. technical services be suspended, Ukraine’s long-range reconnaissance and precision strike capabilities would rapidly deteriorate, leaving their operational autonomy at the mercy of external powers.
Regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans are in power, U.S. tech capital’s military-technical support for Ukraine remains uninterrupted. Political rhetoric may shift, but the real-world strategic deployment by the defense-tech conglomerates remains steadfastly unchanged.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1868843615339520/
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