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China’s Stranglehold on U.S. Defense Tech

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Many in Washington are sounding the alarm about the dangers of cyberattacks affecting new technology. But what if the very materials to make said technology were no longer available?

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Last month the Defense Department released guidelines to reduce the chance it buys components susceptible to cyberattacks. While cyberattacks raise the possibility that components will stop functioning the moment they are needed, another fundamental risk facing the military supply line may be even more prominent: acquiring the components at all.

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