> ITAR security is part of the cost of doing business.
To amplify this: so is compliance with non-discrimination law, and, to the extent the two interact, the cost created by the interaction.
To amplify this: so is compliance with non-discrimination law, and, to the extent the two interact, the cost created by the interaction.
That’s definitely an argument Tesla might want to make to Congress and the State Department (as the relevant regulatory authority for ITAR) as to what the law and regulation should be.
“We think a different policy than that embodied in the current law would be better policy” is less useful as an argument to escape the legal consequences of violating the existing law.
I'm guessing you meant to say SpaceX and not Tesla.