If, one is is believe the the podcast. Part of the reason russia, isn't wining the Ukraine conflict, is because they only have old chip weapons. The semi conductor industry ,was initially financed, by the USA military, kinda makes sense. The dutch, have the lithograph technology, which given the thousands of pieces involved ,in itself ,is mind blowing. The taiwanese, are the biggest semiconductor player, circa 90 percent of the worlds production, but they only make them, they don't write the code. Naturally, china, wants the semi conductor tech, for its own use, and their extremely geographically close. Silicon valley isn't named silicon valley for nothing. cars washing machines microwaves smartphones You name ,it, its got a chip in it. "We are embarking our single biggest military purchase, with nuke subs, and they will be full of chips, up to the whazoo. Personally, I think a little insurance policy, with out own chip processing facility, however modest ,isn't to much to ask for."
