Virtually every front-line U.S. weapon from the M-1 main battle tank to the F-14, -16, -18 and -22 fighter aircraft to the AEGIS cruiser and Trident submarine is critically dependent upon foreign-manufactured ceramic packages for its guidance, sensors, command and control or other essential subsystems.
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