I think it's more about the game theory of (MAD) than actual impact. The ideal state is reputation of reciprocity without actually having to do it. But because

I think it's more about the game theory of (MAD) than actual impact. The ideal state is reputation of reciprocity without actually having to do it. But because the US has a policy of openness / rich people in the US want to sell stuff made cheaply... it's fairly one way. In the 1970s, the USSR would literally just buy the latest US chips. No need for much crazy subterfuge and honeypots - go to conference, find someone with chips who likes cash, and buy them. That's what led to the crypto bans in the 1990s, where software that implemented cryptographic technology couldn't be exported - as if bits cared much about crossing borders and clickwraps!