I’d note that while this has a nice list of technologies that were successfully stopped, it’s missing examples for which this failed. Some examples:
The prohibition of alcohol failed
Various illegal drugs continue to be sold and used in enormous amounts despite massive efforts to stop this
Online piracy of music, movies, games, etc. seems to have declined from its peak due to better online marketplaces, but illegal file-sharing is still a thing
I’d note that while this has a nice list of technologies that were successfully stopped, it’s missing examples for which this failed. Some examples:
The prohibition of alcohol failed
Various illegal drugs continue to be sold and used in enormous amounts despite massive efforts to stop this
Online piracy of music, movies, games, etc. seems to have declined from its peak due to better online marketplaces, but illegal file-sharing is still a thing
China failed to keep silk production just to itself
I think a common factor in these is that they are much easier to produce/do undetected and with limited resources than e.g. nuclear power.