/tags/taiwan/ Recent bookmarks tagged #taiwan Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:59 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/silicon_shield_versus_silicon_winter/ American doctrine here, as far as such a thing exists, is to reduce its fab yields to zero by using 2,000 lb kinetic contaminants via the B-2 bomber deposition process to turn them back into the sand from whence they came. This would destroy more than half the world's silicon supply and almost all of the latest circuits that drive the most active sectors in IT. It would take ten years to rebuild, assuming that this could even be done with the revenue taps turned off, the world economy in massive recession, and infrastructure scattered to the winds.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #taiwan #tech #uspolitics #war</p> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:24:18 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38199 taiwan tech uspolitics war