I thought one of our labs invented it. maybe we are already doing it.

EDIT: no sorry wasn't a secret project. it was a consortium

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ultraviolet_lithograph...

"Can't even". I think there's only one country that can, so the US is not alone.

The EUV light sources are all made in San Diego. Currently, there is no single country that can make an 3600D or equivalent machine. Which shouldn't be surprising given the complexity.

No one country can. ASML imports parts from all over the world.