1- That involves added costs that you may or may not recoup (read sibling comment about Russia "not allowing it" which doesn't seem out of hand). So if you don't want it in the current State's hands, and you can't reliably export them, destruction might be the right choice.
2- Part of the goal may be the headline. Either good press for Cisco or bad press for Russia, but visibility can be a goal as well.
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A few things.
1- That involves added costs that you may or may not recoup (read sibling comment about Russia "not allowing it" which doesn't seem out of hand). So if you don't want it in the current State's hands, and you can't reliably export them, destruction might be the right choice. 2- Part of the goal may be the headline. Either good press for Cisco or bad press for Russia, but visibility can be a goal as well.