Elon Musk and Security Clearance
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SpaceX lawyers advised executives not to attempt to secure higher security clearances for the mercurial CEO, since that would force him to disclose information about his frequent contacts with foreign nationals, including Russian president Vladimir Putin, as well as his much-rumored drug use.
Musk currently holds a "top secret" security clearance, giving him access to "some national security secrets," but not the full clearance required by staff who work on classified programs, sources told the WSJ.
Even his current security clearance took years to obtain after famously smoking weed with Joe Rogan in 2018. SpaceX lawyers are also reportedly considering his ketamine use, a hotly debated subject in the media.
Worse yet, by seeking an even higher security clearance, Musk may risk losing his current "top secret" clearance, the lawyers worry.
Without permissions for "sensitive compartmented information," which several hundred SpaceX employees have, Musk is reportedly unable to access certain information about his company's spy satellite program, called Starshield. According to the WSJ, he isn't even allowed to enter most facilities where related work is being done.
Earlier this year, the WSJ reported that Musk had a long history of using psychoactive drugs, including LSD and psychedelic mushrooms. His lawyer, however, later disputed the report, arguing that he had "never failed" a drug test at SpaceX.
https://futurism.com/neoscope/elon-musk-drug-use-government-security-clearance
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He’s too beholden to China to have the Top Secret clearance I suspect.
My dad had ‘top secret code word’ clearances. The colloquial description of compartmentalized clearances.
Analogous clearances for Israel, EU, and Kuwait. He worked on all of their defence communication systems in the 70s and 80s.
