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  • Fact Check: Did Trump 'Ship Semiconductors to China' for Military Use?

    09/25/2024 11:52:50 PM PDT · by blueplum · 22 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 25 Sept 2024 | Jesus Mesa, Live News Reporter
    ...Speaking at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania...Harris criticized Trump's proposal to impose high tariffs on China... She also said that Trump's policies made it easier for China to acquire advanced semiconductor chips, which they then use for military applications. "Donald Trump actually shipped advanced semiconductor chips to China which helps them upgrade their military.... The Facts The claim that Trump "sold out" the U.S. by shipping semiconductors to China is not supported by evidence...In fact, Trump's administration took significant steps to limit China's access to sensitive technologies, including semiconductors... The Ruling...We found Harris' claim to be highly misleading....
  • How Ukraine Is Retrofitting Its Drones as Aerial Flamethrowers

    09/03/2024 7:02:32 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 28 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 9/3/2024 | Jesus Mesa
    The Ukrainian military has started deploying drones retrofitted with thermite payloads, effectively transforming its lethal fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into potent "flamethrower" weapons. Footage shared by Ukraine's 108th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade shows these drones releasing streams of molten thermite over enemy positions, resulting in large plumes of smoke billowing from the impact zones. The widely circulated video highlights the destructive capability of these modified drones, as the thermite ignites upon contact, creating an inferno capable of obliterating Russian positions. Thermite is still considered less lethal than white phosphorous or napalm. Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that the combat...