“The Pentagon has documented a sharp increase in military espionage from the Asia-Pacific region that focuses on specialized electronics designed to withstand radiation, such as that caused by nuclear warfare or accidents, according to an official review released last week.
For a number of years, foreign entities from East Asia and the Pacific ‘have demonstrated a strong interest in obtaining export-controlled U.S. rad-hard circuitry,’ states the report by the Pentagon’s Defense Security Service, referring to radiation-hardened electronics.”
Source: Pentagon Says Asian Spies Are Targeting Radiation-Hardend Electronics – Defense One