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Military equipment is manufactured in the US or allied countries to avoid this concern I think?
by javagram 8y ago
Military equipment is manufactured in the US or allied countries to avoid this concern I think?
- TheOtherHobbes 8y agoEquipment is. Components and parts may not be.
- atonse 8y agoThis is one of the concerns with Huawei networking equipment. It’s used by many US gov agencies and they’re now waking up to the risks posed.
- PKop 8y agoJust as one example, China has massive dominance in "rare" earth elements which are components of many different military and communication devices. Check this out for full scope of current disparities [0] [0] https://media.defense.gov/2018/Oct/05/2002048904/-1/-1/1/ASSESSING-AND-STRENGTHENING-THE-MANUFACTURING-AND-DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL-BASE-AND-SUPPLY-CHAIN-RESILIENCY.PDF https://media.defense.gov/2018/Oct/05/2002048904/-1/-1/1/ASS...
- artificial 8y agoWith regard to Batteries Rare Earth is anything but, it’s more messy than anything and China wins on price. The States has plenty of capacity in that regard and a mine just recently reopened in California. Borderline Slave labor, lax environmental laws and state subsidized shipping make for a much lower price.