U.S. GOA: 40 Percent of Defense Supply Chain Damaged by Chinese Parts'

cheap communist chinese parts..........20% unemployment in the US and defense contractors are using parts from communist china.......from  dailytech..........

this stinks to high heaven........

"The GAO claims that 40 percent of the U.S. Department of Defense's supply chain is adversely impacted by fake or defective parts.  From missiles, to rifles, to vehicles, problems abound.  The common thread, says the GAO, is that virtually all the suspect parts originated from contractors in China.

Particularly troublesome are reports of counterfeit computer chips.  Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn admitted to the magazine Foreign Affairs last year that, "[A]lready, counterfeit hardware has been detected in systems that the DOD has procured."

Over the last couple decades U.S. companies have increasingly turned to China to provide for their supply chain.  It's hard to resist -- the Chinese offer cheaper labor, parts, and assembly than anywhere else in the world and their workers are moderately skilled".............LINK