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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Io Dodds

Elon Musk’s drug use and Putin ties has stopped SpaceX to avoid asking for higher security clearance: report

Musk briefs reporters about SpaceX’s reusable Crew Dragon spacecraft in Hawthorne, California, 2019 - (AFP via Getty Images)

Executives working for Elon Musk have been advised not to seek a higher security clearance for him due to concerns about his drug use and contact with foreign nationals, according to reports.

Lawyers at Musk's rocket launch company SpaceX had warned senior executives that applying to upgrade his access would force him to answer awkward questions and even put his existing clearance at risk, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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