But in the 21st century, the requirements for economic security and prosperity of our countries extend far beyond food, conventional energy and defense. As important as these are today, Sovereignty requires reliable access to space-based communications and storage, vaccines, semiconductors, payment systems and capital. Because governments and businesses went for decades prioritizing efficiency over resilience, we've developed supply chains and trading relationships that create dependencies on the great powers, sometimes even individual corporations. (13:10–13:23)
CLAIM
Asserts that sovereignty now requires access to various technological and economic resources.
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