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by quantumduck 1499 days ago
There is ITAR, and no you can't just get an advanced degree and work in defense and space industry on sensitive projects.

The half the article is talking about likely fall into the following categories: (I) they got their advanced degree many years ago when it was easier to get a green card and are permanent residents/citizens by now. Tons of people like this in NASA, ONR, etc. (ii) they work for a defense subcontractor on something that's not classified as sensitive.