&gt; Like adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, encrypting is a mathematical operation that transforms numbers into other numbers.<p>Compressing plutonium beyond its point of criticality is a chemical &amp; physical operation that transforms matter into energy.<p>But building or possessing nuclear weapons is still illegal for civilians and most countries.<p>i.e. they will dismiss such objections by saying it&#x27;s not the principle or fundamentals they&#x27;re banning but the specific application