apftwb@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTaiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near islandwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIf China attacks Taiwan as America/Israel waste all their interceptors… There’s nowhere on the planet that would be able to stop Iran or China in a war. The entire western hemisphere relies on Taiwanese chips for weapons including interceptors. Even just a chip embargo similar to Iran is doing with oil would be disasterous. And incredibly likely now that everyone is distracted.
minus-squared00ery@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAnd who would step up to make the chips instead… Why our good friend (/s) America. Tariffs all round boys!
minus-squaremlg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWe’ll see that Arizona fab spin up any second now! Annnnnnyyyy second now… … Look see, chips! No wait, that’s just silica gel…
If China attacks Taiwan as America/Israel waste all their interceptors…
There’s nowhere on the planet that would be able to stop Iran or China in a war.
The entire western hemisphere relies on Taiwanese chips for weapons including interceptors.
Even just a chip embargo similar to Iran is doing with oil would be disasterous.
And incredibly likely now that everyone is distracted.
And who would step up to make the chips instead… Why our good friend (/s) America. Tariffs all round boys!
We’ll see that Arizona fab spin up any second now!
Annnnnnyyyy second now…
…
Look see, chips!
No wait, that’s just silica gel…