> Some elaborate technical trade barrier? I think that is giving them too much credit. > This is thinking from a military apparatus stuck in the 1950es. Even

> Some elaborate technical trade barrier? I think that is giving them too much credit. > This is thinking from a military apparatus stuck in the 1950es. Even if it started like that, I wouldn't be surprised if they now appreciate the unintended consequence of it serving as a "elaborate technical trade barrier."