[Lazamataz]

But there are persons of Chinese origin involved in the design of chips.

Intense oversight and monitoring would prevent introduction of any hostile code.

I'm in non-defense (health care) IT, and even in my field the scrutiny is amazing.

[mad_as_he$$]

I’ve been around micro processor development and design. Two or three parties working in concert could insert hard coded commands into the design.Not firmware but hardware.