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Russia should use own electronics in defense industry: deputy PM
Source: Reuters
Russia should use own electronics in defense industry: deputy PM
By Alexei Anishchuk
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia | Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:12pm EDT
(Reuters) - Russia's defense industry is cutting down on its use of foreign electronics as a result of leaks by ex-U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, a Russian government official said on Monday.
Snowden's actions in divulging details of U.S. government intelligence programs had shown the need for arms makers to be careful in importing any equipment that contained software capable of transmitting sensitive data abroad, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.
Rogozin specifically referred to foreign-made lathes.
"Those lathes contain software which can have certain settings. They could either shut down at some point or transmit certain data about the engineering parameters of an assignment (in progress)," Rogozin, who oversees the defense industry, told reporters after a meeting on arms contracts chaired by President Vladimir Putin.
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By Alexei Anishchuk
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia | Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:12pm EDT
(Reuters) - Russia's defense industry is cutting down on its use of foreign electronics as a result of leaks by ex-U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, a Russian government official said on Monday.
Snowden's actions in divulging details of U.S. government intelligence programs had shown the need for arms makers to be careful in importing any equipment that contained software capable of transmitting sensitive data abroad, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.
Rogozin specifically referred to foreign-made lathes.
"Those lathes contain software which can have certain settings. They could either shut down at some point or transmit certain data about the engineering parameters of an assignment (in progress)," Rogozin, who oversees the defense industry, told reporters after a meeting on arms contracts chaired by President Vladimir Putin.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/29/us-usa-security-russia-idUSBRE96S0RO20130729
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