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Matthew Gault @ The Verge · 02/09/2025 12:00 EDT

How close is Elon Musk to controlling a nuclear weapon?

What was once ridiculous is now possible. Elon Musk, the richest person in the history of the world, has become President Donald Trump’s attack dog. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have unprecedented access to the government’s data and computer system. Earlier this week, that came to include systems in the Department of […]

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