As merger talks between Lucent and Alcatel continue to advance, attention is turning to the role Lucent’s fast-growing work for military and intelligence agencies may play in securing government approval for the trans-Atlantic deal. With a long history of contributing to military efforts like ballistic missile technology and submarine sonar, the famed Bell Labs unit of Lucent is widely expected to become a focal point when the deal is presented to regulators in Washington for approval. Full Story