That's absolutely bullshit, many tech literate people here are against the weapon industry, which NSO is part of. Enough of them don't give a shit, which is why NSO can hire people from the intelligence arm of the army for ridiculous salaries.
I'm firmly in the camp that my brain will never be used in the weapons (or gambling) industry - no matter what the salary.
Not in the weapons industry, but in my experience statements like that struggle to hold up to the test of time. Seems like the places I wanted to work the least for offered the most, by a significant margin.
It's about making your lifestyle fit around the expected income and making a choice to accept lower wages in industries which align greater with your morals.