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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by newacct583 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @06:48PM (#28822680)
I don't buy that. The kid who leaked those tank manuals is likely going to jail. Anyone with evidence of a cultured covid ancestor gets a free ticket to any academic position in the west they want. Remember that all those folks at WIV aren't cloistered prisoners of a totalitarian system, they're educated scientists in a worldwide community. Most of them probably hold degrees from western institutions. They're extremely mobile and well connected.

But tank kid is going to jail for sure.

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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by dfadsadsf on Sunday October 10, 2021 @07:43PM (#28822995)
They need to get out of country first to apply for academic position. I would not be surprised that anyone with first hand knowledge (and their close relatives) is already under 24/7 surveillance with limited mobility and strictly controlled Internet access. Are you not surprised that there are no interviews with employees at facility?

If they somehow escape from country (very unlikely) China government may threaten/disappear/imprison/kill their relatives in the country. China can also take hint from Russia and kill them abroad.

Stakes for leaker are much much higher than short prison sentence like in west.

Besides no major western university will touch this person - there are consequence for crossing China. (from protest from Chinese students to economic consequences).

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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by newacct583 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @08:14PM (#28823170)
> is already under 24/7 surveillance with limited mobility and strictly controlled Internet access

You're deflecting by invoking another juicy, tempting-to-believe conspiracy that, by this same principle, would seem to be trivially easy to verify because someone who knows about it would have said so...

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