As I have pointed out in a comment some time ago [0], there have been multiple instances where US (ab)used their intelligence for economic gains - be it getting

As I have pointed out in a comment some time ago [0], there have been multiple instances where US (ab)used their intelligence for economic gains - be it getting a US company to file a patent (that the NSA "obtained") before the German company who actually came up with the idea does, or subverting Airbus so contracts go to Boeing. [0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24546046 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24546046