Elon Musk is set to be briefed Friday at the Pentagon on top-secret military plans for a potential war with China, according to a report.
The unusual access given to Musk, the billionaire and top donor to President Donald Trump, “would be a dramatic expansion of his already extensive role as an adviser to President Trump and leader of his effort to slash spending and purge the government of people and policies they oppose,” the New York Times reported, citing two unnamed U.S. officials.
Another official granted anonymity told The Times the briefing will be centered on China but did not divulge further information while a fourth official — also unnamed — would only confirm that Musk was set to be at the Pentagon on Friday.
Already facing accusations that his role with the Department of Government Efficiency conflicts with his business interests, Musk’s meeting at the Pentagon will cause further alarm.
Musk runs Tesla, which needs the Chinese government on its side to succeed there, and SpaceX, which secured $22 billion in federal government contracts — including billions from the Defense Department — last year.
According to the Times, the Pentagon plans “are among the military’s most closely guarded secrets” and are heavily coveted by foreign nations.
The China war plans consist of “about 20 to 30 slides that lay out how the United States would fight such a conflict,” the Times reported, including potential targets in China.
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