It's not only the UK that considers cryptography to be a munition. It is also classified as munitions in the US:
> Encryption items specifically designed, developed, configured, adapted or modified for military applications (including command, control and intelligence applications) are controlled by the Department of State on the United States Munitions List.
It was part of the whole crypto wars, and the lawsuit brought by Bernstein vs the United States.
No it's not, and this fact is quite clearly spelled out in the material you quoted.
The key phrase here is "specifically designed". We're talking about a commercial off the shelf router, not a piece of equipment designed for military applications. It falls squarely within Category 5 Part 2 of the EAR (which covers IT equipment generally), and so is explicitly excluded from the USML.
> Encryption items specifically designed, developed, configured, adapted or modified for military applications (including command, control and intelligence applications) are controlled by the Department of State on the United States Munitions List.
It was part of the whole crypto wars, and the lawsuit brought by Bernstein vs the United States.
See more:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_th...