True. 'The Secret History of Silicon Valley', Steve Blank, is essential viewing, IMO.
Which was written as a call to action. The Valley should remember how trade is kept free, especially all those electronics moving Eastward across the Pacific. Worth reading Mahan if you're confused.
At a guess based on context, is Mahan 'The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660–1783', Alfred Thayer Mahan?
hoisted by its own petard!
heh upvoted, came here to note same; the continuous net gain of defense R&D