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Re:Trip to moon required Apollo 11 crew to sign US Customs d... by lsllc on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @01:52PM (#44662003)
I think Customs is on to that -- that was how Saddam Hussein got the precision parts of his "supergun" out of Europe into Iraq, the parts were all labeled as oil industry related.
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Re:Trip to moon required Apollo 11 crew to sign US Customs d... by johannes1234321 on Thursday July 24, 2025 @10:08AM (#44670886)
While that is to circumvent arms export control, which may be executed by customs officers, but is mostly a topic for special departments, often requiring government permission.
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