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And why exactly from a national security POV is Mr Thiel (now on his third nationality) allowed to involved with Space X, Palantir, and Anduril.
by C1sc0cat 7y ago
And why exactly from a national security POV is Mr Thiel (now on his third nationality) allowed to involved with Space X, Palantir, and Anduril.
- creaghpatr 7y agoProbably because New Zealand is not a military rival and China is, this is pretty obvious to people who aren't being disingenuous.
- Gpetrium 7y agoIn a lot of cases, it falls under similar reasons to why the US brought thousands of German scientists during and after WW2 via Operation Paperclip [1] and others, to work in places such as NASA. It becomes a matter of compartmentalizing secrets, understanding the individual's drivers, considering the levels of risks and potential ways to mitigate it, etc. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip