This chapter delves into the U.S. dependence on foreign components, especially from China, within military and tech supply chains. It examines strategies like 'friend-shoring' and 'Rip and Replace' while addressing the challenges posed by vulnerabilities in connected devices and cybersecurity regulations.
Fighting has escalated in the Middle East after thousands of pagers and walkie talkies held by Hezbollah operatives exploded across Lebanon last week. That attack is the most recent example of supply chain interference — a global problem that national security officials say is now “rampant.”
Bloomberg cybersecurity reporter Katrina Manson and defense and intelligence reporter Peter Martin sit down with Big Take host Sarah Holder to break down what we know about how and when the Hezbollah pagers were turned into bombs — and what countries like the US and China are doing to protect their supply chains from foreign infiltration.
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