On Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:06:00 +1000, Alex Goodwin
<xxxxxx@multitel.com.au> wrote:

>Dual-use technologies, anyone?
>
>
>Gets even more interesting if not all of those governments agree on what
>is on the "nice" list.
>
>Or if, Government A encourages, by policy or by official neglect,
>shipping stuff to B's turf that is definitely on B's "not-nice" list.

Another fun situation arises where for domestic political reasons you
can't sell [directly] to Starbellisneechia, but for astropolitical
reasons it's better if Starbellisneechia has _your_ technology rather
than Whovillia's - so you sell to Grinchistan and "forget" to include
the no-transfer clauses in the contracts, knowing full well that
Grinchistan and Starbellisneechia have a close technology-sharing
agreement...