Chris Miller, Why Russia Lacks 'Smart' Weapons; Precision-guided munitions require sophisticated microchips, and Russia has long depended on copying or smuggling them from the West rather than developing them on its own, Wall Street Journal, Oct 1, 2022, at page C3 (Every Saturday, section C is 'Review')
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why ... weapons-11664461225
Excerpt in the window of print: 'Copy it,' a Soviet student was told when he brought a microchip back from the US.
Note: "HIMARS (pronounced: High-Mars), or High Mobility Artillery Rocket System": from the Web. |