The article tells us "the Pentagon tied some future contracts for Juniper specifically to the use of Dual Elliptic Curve". That's not outright coercion but it's

The article tells us "the Pentagon tied some future contracts for Juniper specifically to the use of Dual Elliptic Curve". That's not outright coercion but it's a significant incentive. Hell, RSA allowed itself to be corrupted for a measly $10M. https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/20/5231006/nsa-paid-10-million-for-a-back-door-into-rsa-encryption-according-to https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/20/5231006/nsa-paid-10-mill...