If You're Listening

In September last year, Elon Musk refused to let the Ukrainian military use his Starlink satellites to attack Russia.

Musk jumped on Twitter and posted “Starlink is meant for peaceful use only”.

So how did we get into a situation where Elon Musk gets to personally decide whether a Ukrainian military operation succeeds or fails?

And was he justified in refusing to help?

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The US, Russia, China and India are all sending missions to the moon — and all to its totally unexplored south pole.

Why? Well, in order to make the next giant leap, we need to build a petrol station on the moon.

How a discovery made a century ago will allow us to use the moon as a stepping stone to explore the solar system.

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The island of Taiwan, just off the coast of China, is shaping up as the most likely spark for the next global conflict.

China's president Xi Jinping wants to claim all the territory he thinks belongs to China, without triggering a nuclear war.

It's a century-old civil war, which has been frozen in place for decades.

It's an almost unimaginably dangerous situation, and one mistake could lead to catastrophe.

This is a repeat episode. It was first broadcast on the 6th July, 2021 as part of the China, If You're Listening series.

If you want to listen to the whole series you can find it here, or scroll back in your podcast feed.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron took a colossal gamble when he called for a referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union.

Instead, he brought about Brexit and sent the country into three years of chaos.

Cameron was certain his side — Remain — would win. How did he get it so wrong?

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Hacking, leaking, and the spreading of chaos.

How Russian Government hackers timed a Democratic National Committee email leak with Hillary Clinton's biggest scandal.

This week, we find out how Russia stepped over the line and tried to influence the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential Election.

This is the ninth episode of Russia, If You're Listening.

Each week, host Matt Bevan brings the story of a character involved in the investigation.

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