I read rumors a while back that the US would bomb TSMC if it looked like China could get it. It reminded me of the 1177 Bronze Age collapse - except with chips

I read rumors a while back that the US would bomb TSMC if it looked like China could get it. It reminded me of the 1177 Bronze Age collapse - except with chips instead of bronze. (Btw, the Throughline podcast on 1177 is excellent).