NSO is an Israeli company, which means they need to follow Israeli export laws when it comes to weapons. All of NSO contracts will first go through the Israel

NSO is an Israeli company, which means they need to follow Israeli export laws when it comes to weapons. All of NSO contracts will first go through the Israel Defense Ministry. The US has a similar process, where companies that sell weapons to foreign governments need to get permission from the US DOD. In this case Marc, Ryan and Daniel did not go through the DOD and that is why they are being charged.