Be that as it may, the dude worked on _secret_ stuff as of late. The way access to secrets is structured in Russia, there's no way he wouldn't know it's secret.

Be that as it may, the dude worked on _secret_ stuff as of late. The way access to secrets is structured in Russia, there's no way he wouldn't know it's secret. You can't take any materials out of the secure facility, for one thing. All computers are airgapped as well. He'd have to smuggle it out if it was recent. And even being seen near anyone foreign would be a no-no. I had access to government secrets (probably similar level to his) when I was a student. I had to leave my notes in a secure facility within the university. I could not bring in any notes, either. If I wanted to read my notes, I could only do so at that secure facility. No copying, partial or otherwise, was allowed. It was explained to me that if I were to try to circumvent any of these measures, I'd be in trouble.