having worked in enough of the gov contracting sphere - and having held a security clearance - and having paid any fucking attention to how you treat classified materials - and having paid any fucking attention to how you -ship- classified materials - and having paid any attention to what materials count as classified - and having paid any attention to geopolitics - and having any fucking godsfuckingdamned competence at fucking all - I can assure you that there is a stack of paperwork at least six inches high consisting of waivers to established procedures that led to this fucking situation occurring. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/18/congress-f-35-china-investigation-01083647