Alon Levy definitely knows about the history of the IRT, the BMT, and the IND, so the interview getting that wrong is definitely odd. Although from the way it's

Alon Levy definitely knows about the history of the IRT, the BMT, and the IND, so the interview getting that wrong is definitely odd. Although from the way it's worded, it's possible that it's just the interviewer doing an incorrect transcription, since Alon clearly refers to "the privates" (plural).