Starlink has become a vital part of Ukraine’s war effort, but its dependence on Elon Musk’s satellite network has raised questions about who should control critical military technology. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says the stakes are too high to leave such power in private hands. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has lashed out at Elon Musk saying it was time to take Starlink away from him as no private individual should.