The US is afraid of revealing state secrets for Chinese components

The top US nuclear weapons research facility has been forced to replace two Chinese-made switches to ensure national security.

A lab letter dated December 5, 2012 from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico states that the lab has removed two switches from H3C Technologies, Chau, China - production, Tech News Daily reported.

Initially, H3C was a joint venture between Huawei Corporation and 3Com, an American company. The former name of this venture is Huawei-3Com. Hewlett Packard Group acquired Huawei-3Com in 2010.

Scientists work in the Alamos National Laboratory. (Photo: blogspot.com)

Los Alamos National Laboratory spokesman said that the Department of Energy's National Atomic Energy Agency asked them to replace the components manufactured by the Chinese company for security.

The incident at Los Alamos National Laboratory prompted the public to question the way procurement was done by US national security agencies. The White House and the US Congress are concerned about Huawei's close ties with the military and the Chinese government. Huawei, the world's second largest maker of telecommunications equipment, said its products did not cause any security breaches, while rejecting the Chinese military's influence on the business. their.

The Los Alamos National Laboratory is the site of the first atomic bomb in human history. Today the research facility is responsible for maintaining the US nuclear arsenal. The Los Alamos National Laboratory is currently using as many Chinese-made switches as they are available.

In October last year, the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee published a report investigating the components of Huawei and ZTE, China's two major telecommunications conglomerates. The report suggested the US government not use Huawei's and ZTE's devices because they "could serve some foreign intentions" and "could cause security breaches in the United States."