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-Do bear in mind both Russia and DPRK has vast funds available for R&D; I'd be much more concerned about some three-letter agency knocking on your door, asking pointed questions about your innocent guided-missile pastime...

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Looking how Russia still can’t make their own drones and needs to buy them from China and Iran - nah. They lost most of the potential inherited from USSR.

As for TLA - what’s wrong with asking questions? Especially when they might also provide you with a free legal advice wrt ITAR ;)

I accidentally and unintentionally violated ITAR a couple of decades ago. Free legal advice aside, it was hardly fun (not until afterwards...)

I definitely prefer not to end up on any government watchlists! I do worry a bit about my son's online searches. He is really into rocketry, not terrorism, but I wouldn't want to rely on the government to know the difference.

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