… other countries for many of the things that are elemental and critical to our not just sustaining what we have, but building the economy of the 21st century. And so Building up our industrial base and diversifying our supply chains are a critical threat the United States needs to confront. I think related to that, not directly related to the Department of State, but somewhat related to the United States, is building of our defense industrial base as well. (1:38:01–1:38:08)
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Asserts that diversifying supply chains is a critical threat the U.S. needs to address.
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