Which of the Following Is an Example of Theft of a Trade

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of theft of a trade secret from a U.S. corporation by a foreign government?

• A) A new U.S. laboratory develops new drug to cure Alzheimer's disease and a foreign government steals the formula.
• B) The U.S. military develops a strategy to win a war in a Middle Eastern country and the government of that country sends intelligence officers to infiltrate the U.S. military and gather information.
• C) The U.S. creates various designs for new nuclear weapons and willingly shares them with officials of ally countries.
• D) none of these

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