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> probably need to be able to get a clearance of some sort.

Why is this the case? Is everything being worked on government funded? I would probably apply otherwise.

Yes; APL is a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) and while we sometimes do work with industry, our whole purpose is to support the US Government. That doesn't necessarily mean you need a clearance, but much of our work is national security related.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Affiliated_Research...

Yeah, I had no idea that was the case. No interest in building missiles or weapons anyway.

They make bombs, crazy spy stuff, crack crypto. Def needs clearance.

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