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There are some places where ITAR makes sense, even if it does overreach in areas like encryption or model rocketry. For example, I'd argue that it's a positive

by oostevo 15y ago

There are some places where ITAR makes sense, even if it does overreach in areas like encryption or model rocketry. For example, I'd argue that it's a positive thing that Lockheed couldn't sell F-22s to [insert violent autocrat of the month] without some very significant reviews.

Joakal 15y ago
> There are some places where ITAR makes sense, even if it does overreach in areas like encryption or model rocketry. > For example, I'd argue that it's a positive thing that Lockheed couldn't sell F-22s to [insert violent autocrat of the month] without some very significant reviews. Lockheed's not honest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals Regardless, ITAR is a very broad law and a Cold War relic.