The Pentagon doesn’t need a rare earth metals reserve

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We need rare earth metals in order to facilitate a modern, electrically powered world. We also know that China is the world’s major supplier of those metals.

Considering the poor state of U.S. relations with China, we need some homegrown production in order not to be at Beijing’s mercy. But how serious is the problem?

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