🚀 go-pugleaf

With respect to the discussion of the Dod suppression of the optics conference
(SPIE) papers:
Lutz@ritcv replies to bruce@haddock:
> It was my impression that the papers pulled from the recent Optics
> meeting were not DoD sponsored.  Does anyone know for certain?

There is a fairly long article in the June 85 IEEE "Institute", which
does not indicate whether the papers were DoD funded, but
according to the article, it makes no difference under current law
(the Defense Authority Act of 1984).  The DOD can either classify papers
which prevents them from being published at all, or it can require
all present to sign non-disclosure agreements for non-classified papers
deemed (by it) to be export-controlled.  Evidently in the latter case,
non citizens may hear the papers if the DoD grants permission.

I suggest tracking down the article for further details.