When trying to make sense of why things are the way they are, one very successful technique to use is “follow the money”. “We want you to backdoor your product

When trying to make sense of why things are the way they are, one very successful technique to use is “follow the money”. “We want you to backdoor your product for ‘National Security’ and if you do, we’ll buy many millions of dollars worth of your gear.” What doesn’t make sense about that?