The Pentagon Draws Back the Curtains for Musk NYT | China By: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Edmund Lee 21 March 2025 at 20:01 The billionaire was set to be briefed on the military’s closely guarded playbooks on China, raising new questions about his power and access.