Fourth service’s role is to foster co-existence between SAF and commercial sector: DIS chief

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private corporations already play a role – even a possibly decisive one – in today’s battles, pointing to the involvement of entities such as Microsoft and tycoon Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

SpaceX, which initially enabled Ukrainian forces to communicate through its network of Starlink satellites, decided in February to curb access after it determined that Kyiv had used its services to control drones used to attack Russian forces.

Businesses may make their decisions based on their conscience and shareholders’ concurrence, but governments and militaries need to be part of the conversation

Qns: 

1. 'Big companies are concerned only with profits.’ Is this a fair assessment? (RI Prelim 2022)

2. How far is it acceptable for technology to be used only for financial benefit? (Cam. 2012)