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by lev99 2815 days ago
The bad actors could be brought to trial in a United States court, which is a level of deterrent not included in offshore manufacturing. If a US manufacturer was found selling tampered chips then the company itself could be held liable. This would create a general pressure to increase onsight security.

There are other benefits to us based manufacturing, but you only brought up the crime aspect so I will leave the other benefits unsaid.