10/ According to "The Insider", Russia imported at least $6 million worth tantalum capacitors by Kemet in 2023. However, this doesn't suggest direct complicity by these companies. Made in Mexico, the capacitors were first shipped from Hong Kong to Hungary before entering Russia - ThreadSky

tatarigami.bsky.social • 44 days ago

10/ According to "The Insider", Russia imported at least $6 million worth tantalum capacitors by Kemet in 2023. However, this doesn't suggest direct complicity by these companies. Made in Mexico, the capacitors were first shipped from Hong Kong to Hungary before entering Russia

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schweddyballs.bsky.social•44 days ago

This is the problem with modern semiconductors reaching russia that rvery armchair expert b!tches about

tatarigami.bsky.social•44 days ago

11/ Our investigation shows that sanctions, while not foolproof, are indeed effective. Yes, it may be impossible to block every dual-use item from reaching Russia, but it is absolutely possible to steadily increase the cost of such circumvention

tatarigami.bsky.social•44 days ago

12/ For example, businesses involved in provision of tantalum powder or capacitors to Russia must face fines and the prospect of losing access to Western markets if caught trading with Russia. The same principle should apply to the parent and daughter companies of violators.

tatarigami.bsky.social•44 days ago

13/ The idea is simple: this cycle will continue unless the risks become severe enough to outweigh any potential gains. After all, tracking a rare product that disrupts entire production chains across multiple military domains could be a more effective way to counter Russia

tatarigami.bsky.social•44 days ago

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loriezinnia.bsky.social•44 days ago

Is tantalum available on Greenland?

tatarigami.bsky.social•44 days ago

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mkorhonen12345.bsky.social•43 days ago

So basically tantalum is some sort of bottleneck raw material.

Maybe ukranians should try to disrupt Russian processing plants with their drone campaign.

Are these plants how difficult to damage?

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