Tariffs on Chinese Display Technology Could Cut US Military Dependence: Policy Group

A new report urges the Pentagon to examine supply chains more deeply, focusing on Chinese-made display cells used in phones, computers, and military systems.

A cadet works at a large computer display inside a classroom at the Center for Cyberspace Research, where cyber warfare is taught, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on Feb. 20, 2013. Brennan Linsley/AP Photo

Tariffs on key display components could help the U.S. military reduce its growing reliance on China for critical electronics, a policy group has said.

The Silverado Policy Accelerator, chaired by Dmitri Alperovitch, cofounder of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, made the recommendation in a report published on April 30.