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>What would happen to all these deals if ASML was was not allowed to sell their machines to US companies?

That is not going to happen since ASML depends itself on some US supplied tech.

What should worry EU is US building capability of their own and sabotage ASML.

> As soon as China catches a whiff of the program, it’s an instant invasion

This is correct and why any such project would need to be intensely covert and/or externally facilitated.

> doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) rests on both parties being left in guaranteed ruins

You don’t need MAD. Tehran isn’t aiming for MAD with America, and neither is Pyongyang. The threat of even a tactical retaliation has, to date, been sufficient to keep great powers at bay.

Oung is speaking the language of deterrence and non-proliferation; we are past that, unfortunately [1].

[1] https://mondediplo.com/2022/04/03nuclear

The US and the EU globalists have outsourced nearly all manufacturing to the east. Waging war on China is basically shooting yourself.

As if you needed more proof, covid hickup disruption of the supply chains were an ample demonstration.

The US gets this, and has now turned towards being less dependant. The EU still doesn't understand, or is willfully blind as an acknowledgement would mean giving up some fantasies they have.

Since the 70's the US' main export has been printed money, 'IP' and war. The first two are worthless if not backed by the threat of the third. Weapons is about the only thing dollars can buy if oil can be traded in other currencies. BRICS is rapidly becoming a contender for a trade platform that they failed to stop.

You can't wage war in the manufacturer you rely on.

This means drastic changes in US policy are needed. This means returning to self sufficiency. This will take time even when you try to speedrun it.

Their posturing during peacetime does not translate into showing up during wartime.

In fact we have already seen how they cosy up to dictators during wartime. The USA spent decades and decades backing military coups and assassinating democratically elected leaders all over the world under the guise of fighting the Cold War only to suddenly do a U-turn and pander to Putin. Russia has won the Cold War without direct military confrontation with the US.

We have also seen how Trump's first administration betrayed the Afghan government by negotiating directly with the Taliban and locking the Afghan government out of the process. He's doing the same now with regards to the war in Ukraine.

If you know any Taiwanese people, ask them whether the removal of "we don't recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation" brings them any comfort in light of how the Trump administration is treating Zelensky and America's NATO allies. Ask them what they think of Trump's expansionist rhetoric about annexing Canada, one of America's most steadfast allies with centuries of friendship.

Talk is cheap, and Taiwan as well as America's other Pacific allies are beginning to see through it.

Chinese companies seem to not have much trouble getting a hold of advanced chips, despite the embargo. There is also very elastic demand for less advanced chips despite China's efforts towards autonomy.