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Comment by throw1234651234

1. "well, they control the advanced nodes!!"" - it is: "Taiwan is home to 92% of the production of logic semiconductors whose components are smaller than 10 nanometers". (https://www.forbes.com/sites/katharinabuchholz/2023/01/13/ad...)

2. "the things you're using these advanced chips for will no longer be relevant", "Missiles and radar powered by Intel/Altera chips will do the job just fine until more domestic fab capacity can be spun up." Hard-disagree. US advantage is in high resolution AESA sensors, thermals, and fast advanced processing and comms. We aren't talking Tomahawks and PESA radars when it comes to competitive advantage.

Finally, there is a reason why domestic fab capacity is ramping up slowly in the US and Russia doesn't have such capability to speak of - it's hard and the major powers are behind.

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