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1. The NSA uses all of these offensive information security technologies in mass surveillance as well as targeted attacks. See Belgacom.

2. The more concerning thing is their appropriation of civilian infrastructure and targeting of civilians using offensive attacks.

3. The vast offensive capabilities of the US government undermine their ability to be trusted in the development of improved defensive capabilities. Defensive research and product development funded by the US govt will produce systems that undermine offensive capabilities that are a key form of US hegemony.