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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by ajsnigrutin on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:02AM (#34261697)
I live in europe, and I bought many US chips (eg TI ones)... your regulation means nothing here, and i didn't sign any contract. You can literally go to a physical store and buy them off the shelf.
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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by johnchristopher on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:22PM (#34263186)
How much can you buy and ship to NK until it raises a flag somewhere ?
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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by ajsnigrutin on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:32PM (#34263356)
NK is different.. you cannot even travel there normally without going through an agency.

But iran.. I don't know what their customs rules are but if you pay import fees, probably unlimited amounts.

How much you can buy? A lot.. eg. 10k voltage regulators is such a common order size, that they have a predefined lowered price even in online stores (without having to contact sales):

eg: https://si.farnell.com/stmicroelectronics/l78l05acutr/v-reg-...

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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by johnchristopher on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:46PM (#34263552)
Sorry, my dumb-ass brain somehow pictured you walking in a supermarket, buying a bunch of TI calculators to rip off the interesting parts and ship them. Totally misread the conversation.
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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by ajsnigrutin on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:59PM (#34263766)
Haha, no no, TI makes components too, and sells them by the thousands+ even to small customers :)
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