If you saw it in a dystopic thriller and it's possible to build it then it's guaranteed that it will be built because the cat is out of the bag.
Everyone has a choice to make as to what role they want to play in society, some people have chosen to build the tools of our destruction in exchange for pieces of silver, but that was their choice, "just doing their job" does not absolve them of that choice
These things don't always communicate perfectly through text or punctuation.