June 10, 2024, 08:49 AM
vthokyChinese solar panels atop the Pentagon?
Let our greatest geopolitical enemy put its electronics on top of our military strategic headquarters? What could go wrong?
FoxNews linkquote:
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin penned a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to question the wisdom of the Pentagon’s plan to use $104 million in taxpayer funds to add solar panels to the rooftop of the Pentagon.
The Virginia Republican told Austin that he has "serious concerns" about the plan to secure solar panels to the rooftop of the Pentagon and other military installations, most notably that there has been no "stated requirement that such panels be made in America using American technology."
"This decision has significant implications for U.S. national security and brings into question whether American taxpayer dollars will be used to purchase solar equipment from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), our greatest economic and geopolitical rival," reads the letter, which was reviewed by Fox News Digital.
Given modern-day microelectronics, even
I can see that there's opportunity here for those panels to be used for spying.
I'm no brilliant strategist, but in my opinion this plan is straight-up stupid. Thank you, Governor Youngkin, for bringing it some attention.
June 10, 2024, 08:55 AM
Balzé HalzéIt's really no exaggeration to say that some of the dumbest people on the planet are the leaders of this country.