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Ive often wondered whether poor quality counterfeit parts are being inserted into the supply chain as a form of industrial sabotage by competitors (including na
by lazyeye 2y ago
Ive often wondered whether poor quality counterfeit parts are being inserted into the supply chain as a form of industrial sabotage by competitors (including nation-states).
- K0balt 2y agoThis is a well known exploit, and is proven effective in times of conflict. I think it is safe to assume that such efforts are ongoing in many corners of the world at any given time.
- kube-system 2y agoSo well known that it's just openly published: https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/SimpleSabotage.pdf https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/... e.g.: > In tempering steel or iron, apply too much heat, so that the resulting bars and ingots are of poor quality. > Mix good parts with unusable scrap and rejected parts. > Misfile essential documents.
- richardatlarge 2y agoIf only Ivan was that clever and foresighted what trouble we’d be in