The same approach must be applied to electronic components - both active and passive components - and ICs.
Agreed.
Local production of electronic components, ICs, VLSICs, electronic materials,etc is extremely critical for National Security. Especially the hi-tech and mid-tech ones…It takes dedicated equipment, trained eng/techs, skilled process support, etc. etc…. Yes,during ww2 unskilled civilians were trained in a matter of days to form rivets… But el-components (the very body of modern warfare) are not rivets… and the related production cannot be revived overnight…