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Angus King: “Virtually all of the high-end chips used in weapon systems…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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A Conversation With Senator Angus King

Published | Video Starts at 42:07

It was, are you ready for it? Industrial policy. It was this country deciding that this is a technology we need to maintain our role … Virtually all of the high-end chips used in weapon systems are made in one factory in Taiwan. … Everything's okay with that. You know, we have good trade relations with that, with that factory and we can get the chips that we need. (42:07–42:21)

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Asserts that a single factory in Taiwan produces most high-end chips for weapon systems.

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