You don't understand the politics if you keep asking about the red herring of technical limitations.

Anthropic could have said "you can use our technology for anything but faster-than-light travel." The military administration would have said "you're not the boss of me," and the outcome would have been exactly the same.

It's a hot-button issue, just like flag burning. Nobody ever really cared about flag burning.

By the way, your "No, stop" was rude and unnecessary, and your comment would have been stronger without it.