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Re:The world is one bad decision away from a silicon Ice Age by lproven on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @07:10AM (#46599967)
Hi there. Register writer here, and personal friend of the author of this piece.

It is a joke. You missed the joke.

What the sentence means is "America's policy is that if China takes over Taiwan, it will bomb TSMC's chip fabs."

The phrase "kinetic contaminant" means "big bombs". That's why he specified the model of bomber.

The B2 is the American "Stealth bomber".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_B-2_Spirit

No, it is not about graphite.

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Re:The world is one bad decision away from a silicon Ice Age by joelthelion on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @07:17AM (#46600013)
Got it, thanks for the explanation! I thought he was talking about some dirty bomb delivered by he B2s
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