It's interesting that they say they couldn't find anyone to manufacture these in the US. This would have been a good opportunity to actually rebuild some internal manufacturing of secure components.
BTW, a lot of military hardware now has chips
from China in them. This is mostly due to the
Clinger-Cohen Act, which intended to make military procurement more efficient and cheaper. It was passed during the Clinton Administration.
BTW, before anyone get off on a 'fucking Clinton/Democrat' rant, it should be pointed out that Clinger and Cohen were both Republicans.
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