America’s semiconductor blind spot requires presidential action … now

Imagine a military commander preparing for battle, ready to deploy forces with the intelligence, personnel, and plans in place, only to be stopped not by enemy action, but by equipment. Otherwise mission-capable platforms sit idle because a single uncertified microelectronic component cannot be replaced or trusted.

That scenario is likely, not because of a sudden crisis or battlefield failure, but because the United States remains overwhelmingly dependent on foreign-produced foundational-node...