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Podcast 113 - Chips - The Twentieth Century's Strategic Resource

Socialist correspondent

Published
August 13, 2024
Duration
18:07
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Last updated
Jun 7, 2026

Discusses Advanced computing systems are now essential to all aspects of our daily lives. They are also increa…

Summary

Advanced computing systems are now essential to all aspects of our daily lives. They are also increasingly important to capitalism's power and to the West's military domination. Microchips are the fundamental components of key systems and hardware and the US in particular is battling to keep control of this strategic resource. This fight over tech lies at…

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Advanced computing systems are now essential to all aspects of our daily lives. They are also increasingly important to capitalism's power and to the West's military domination. Microchips are the fundamental components of key systems and hardware and the US in particular is battling to keep control of this strategic resource. This fight over tech lies at the heart of its confrontation with China and is the reason it threatens war.