The disruption of communication lines in Tonga was caused by the impairment of the islands’ major undersea cable as a result of a powerful underwater volcanic eruption that occurred beneath the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai islands on January 15. The eruption, considered the world’s strongest in the past 30 years, caused a severe tsunami and covered the islands with a thick layer of volcanic ash. SpaceX team is now in Fiji establishing a Starlink Gateway station to reconnect Tonga to the world. Can SpaceX use the Starlink Gateway station to spy on Fiji?

