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The major question isn’t motive, it’s just “did you get caught...” and the modifier, “...publicly?” Even then it might not matter beyond some bad publicity; the
by IntronExon 9y ago
The major question isn’t motive, it’s just “did you get caught...” and the modifier, “...publicly?” Even then it might not matter beyond some bad publicity; the UK still copies up to Russia for its gas suppply, and the murder of someone with a radiological weapon on UK soil didn’t stop that. The Israelis stole American nuclear material and secrets, and we’re still close.
Countries don’t have friends, they have interests, and allies.
- fauigerzigerk 9y ago>The major question isn’t motive, it’s just “did you get caught...” I'm not in a position to know, but I find that unlikely. Say GCHQ was using Belgacom to spy on some Belgium based terror suspects ignoring Belgian privacy laws. Would that really be the same as if they had been spying on the Belgian government or on EU institutions in Brussels? I think not.
- IntronExon 9y agoNote however that these questions can only arise if they are caught.
- fauigerzigerk 9y agoThat depends on what you mean by "getting caught". You don't need absolute proof in every single case to cause distrust and affect relations.