Let me assure you that 1st world nations such as the UK and Israel and the U.S. can access and decompile any and all software and firmware in hardware that they possess.
You would have to download encrypted software on-the-fly on an as-needed basis to beat First World, state-supported hackers who have physical possession of said software/firmware/hardware.
Um hmmm.....
I would have posted a reply earlier, but I've been having a difficult time stopping the laughter over what you said here. I'm just not ready, sorry.
Great posts and discussion. With enough effort, and $, they could get the code, and eventually figure out most of what is going on, but to rebuild into any working system would require very considerable expese. The issue is not that, but clearly whether the US is going to accept the world's demand that all software become "open source", as championed by the U.N., and now finding it's way onto our front doorstep.
Another major story of this type involves Israel, another ally. They are attempting to purchase an open source company here in the US, and the deal has so far been blocked.
Both of these stories will be interesting to watch. It's my hope the government is finally becoming aware of the value of US "intellectual property" in general, and will block both of these deals, or at a minimum require much greater riches for their sale.
http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/153?ref=rss