[cestith]

Let's accept your analogy. They're military and they let sophisticated weapons systems go to the enemy. If the US Army let someone steal a squadron of Apache helicopters that were used to level a few civilian towns, that particular base where the theft occurred (at least) would be on lockdown and under harsh review for some time. If someone wishes one of the targets hit with the stolen vehicles was the base from which the theft happened so that they shared in the misery they caused, what's wrong with that? Are people supposed to say, "Well, little Billy is dead and we'll never see him grow up, but at least the fools who let this happen are okay?"

[mitchellshow]

What gives you the impression that NSA is not under harsh review?

There have been many instances reported publicly about US tech falling into enemy hands. I've included a few from recent memory. This is something that happens, and I share your concern. It is a bad thing that happens, among many bad things that happen in war.

But to optimize away from it, would be to sacrifice the technological edge that keeps Americans safe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–U.S._RQ-170_incident https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/01/isis-captured-... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/15/us-helicopter-...