> This puts aside all considerations of intel agencies doing this, as well. This seems more plausible. But still, you make a good point about the size of the

> This puts aside all considerations of intel agencies doing this, as well. This seems more plausible. But still, you make a good point about the size of the reward. A low probability of success might be OK if the payoff is measured in billions. It's almost certainly illegal, but I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know the specifics.