I served for more than 15 years and WAY back in the day this was a concern. We used to get parts from China and Russia for ships and we'd scrape pieces off and test them.
The real concern was what Q was talking about, which was China. Look at transformer production.
I served for more than 15 years and WAY back in the day this was a concern. We used to get parts from China and Russia for ships and we'd scrape pieces off and test them.
The real concern was what Q was talking about, which was China. Look at transformer production.
Federal officials have been seizing chinese transformers and steel for decades: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-seizure-of-chinese-built-transformer-raises-specter-of-closer-scrutiny-11590598710
There was a 1998 Satellite that we lost because it had some chinese electronics. None of this is a surprise, it's all just really sad.