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> have them reverse engineer the system while correcting/fixing the problem parts/deformities So you're assuming the Austrian actually knows what the US deform
by Cupertino95014 2y ago
> have them reverse engineer the system while correcting/fixing the problem parts/deformities
So you're assuming the Austrian actually knows what the US deformed? Why would they tell him?
- rramadass 2y agoNo, you understood it wrong. He could just be the conduit for goods and nothing more. It is for the entire Scientific/Engineering establishment in the USSR and its allies to figure that out. One way might be by simple black-box behaviour testing of gizmo-x received in the USSR vs. the same done in a legal company in the US/Europe/Japan and then narrowing down the problem. I will bet my bottom dollar that the same thing is going on even today (w.r.t. the usual suspects like China/Iran/etc.) given how crucial Technology has become to maintaining Economic/Military superiority.
- Cupertino95014 2y agoOK, that was a reasonable reading of "he can get complete systems with some deformities/problems to the Soviets and then have them reverse engineer the system while correcting/fixing the problem parts/deformities" All he could possibly know is "this thing may be sabotaged." I suppose that is some help to the Soviets.
- akira2501 2y agoChips are not impossible to reverse engineer. Chips have specifications. It's not at all hard to figure out why a particular chip does not meet it's stated specifications. This whole story is based upon the ignorance of the general public in how manufacture and how silicon processes work. It's designed to convince you that "intelligence" agencies are doing _anything_ worthwhile when in reality they're playing childish games and putting third parties lives at risk to do it. It's so boring and tiring to read crap like this.