Putin went to NK looking for something he didn't got it in China
the RTL8139D semiconductor chip for drones firewall, Russia depends, and its manufactured on the West, probably Texas Instruments
It seems China is also having a lot of problems getting this tek, and bcz the latest info says China bust a smuggling operation in Hong Kong, probably NK agents (link down)
So, last resource for Russia, incredibly is NK suplly of some of these chips
My personnal opinion,
- on the US exportation dpt licence request, let's check the last smuggling case at the US with Iran (the italian mafia who sold the chips trough a business of printers)
- bcz de smuggling gets out of land inside printers.
- lets check all printers business in China
- lets be behind this intel, so we can sell it to anyone or anywhere, we find strategic
anyone remembers how can chips be destroyed on a mid range distance?