2) To keep the technology out of the hands of terrorists and Muslim apologists who still live at home with mommy and daddy.
3) To intentionally piss off CT'rs.
4) For shits & giggles.
5) to retain control over the technology
6) to retain the illusion that we are THE superpower on the planet
7) because they still don't really know wtf they are dealing with
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to prevent destabilization of financial markets and to prevent the weaker minded religious people from going even nuttier
9) because there is no benefit if revealing anything