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That is clearly a false equivalence though. Being born in a country is qualitatively different to working in a military unit requiring security clearance.

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Well, US Admins treated Chinese-born Research Scientists who had lived in USA for 30-40 years in top-level US university akin to espionage ...

Perhaps the difference shrinks somewhat when the country you are born in has compulsory military service?

The difference does shrink, only to grow if one joins an elite unit that is highly selective. There has to be some enthusiasm involved, IMO.

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