Russia's Long-Time Tool, US Technology, Has Become a Vulnerability
Two men from a weapons tracking organization used magnifying glasses, screwdrivers, and a delicate touch from a soldering gun to pry open Russian weaponry and equipment that had been acquired across Ukraine . The investigators dismantled every piece of modern Russian gear they could get their hands on over a week in Ukraine last month, including miniature laser range finders and cruise missile guidance parts. Microchips, circuit boards, engines, antenna, and other equipment were determined to be nearly entirely made in the United States and the European Union , according to the researchers, who were invited by the Ukrainian security service to independently examine advanced Russian equipment. “Advanced Russian weapons and communications systems have been built around Western chips,” said Damien Spleeters, one of the Conflict Armament Research scientists. He went on to say that Russian corporations had had "unrestricted access" to Western technologies for decades. ...