# 343. RAM Crisis & US Security, AMD R7 9850X3D, Intel Panther Lake | Defense Engineer

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Podcast: [Broken Silicon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/broken-silicon-86783)
Published: 2026-01-05T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

An engineer that works in the US Defense Industry joins to discuss the challenges of 2026. [SPON: Discover Easy, Affordable, and Reliable PCB manufacturing with JLCPCB! New customers get $70 OFF, and existing customers get $33 OFF here: https://jlcpcb.com/?from=Moore2 ] [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [Support the Independent Journalism done by MLID: https://patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead ] #jlcpcb #pcbmanufacturing #6layerpcb #multilayerpcb 00:00 Problems with Tech Journalism 15:21 War Thunder Miltech Leaks 20:30 Defense Contracting and Red Tape 29:38 CHIPS Act Failures 48:29 RAM Shortages and US National Security 51:04 Leading Edge Node Importance, US Actions in Venezuela 1:03:19 What do Defense Engineers think about AI? 1:16:44 Intel vs AMD for Defense Hardware 1:22:36 AMD’s Laptop Strategy for 2026 1:34:15 Intel Panther Lake - what would make it succeed? 1:41:41 Has Uncle Sam given up on Intel? 1:47:03 Nvidia Exhaustion 1:51:12 Ryzen 7 9850X3D Strategy Last Time Guest was on: https://youtu.be/fqUn_Jdo1mg https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/mock-house-cia-source-special-forces-us-operation-capture-maduro-2026-01-03/ https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-player-once-again-leaks-classified-military-documents-to-win-an-argument https://grist.org/energy/utah-mine-critical-minerals-rare-earths/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/02/us-news/usps-ev-fleet-behind-schedule-with-3b-in-taxpayer-funds-spent-and-only-612-trucks-built/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/02/us-news/usps-ev-fleet-behind-schedule-with-3b-in-taxpayer-funds-spent-and-only-612-trucks-built/ https://youtu.be/8jDUVtUA7rg?si=sHkZBQ6VsuNSKhZK

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