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America's military highly dependent on China-controlled minerals

Al Mayadeen English   Source: Foreign Policy    2023-03-17 13:48    1 Shares
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The fact remains that the United States and its allies do not produce nearly enough minerals to maintain a military technological edge for decades to come.

A conveyor belt carries chunks of cobalt at a plant in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 16, 2018.(AFP)
A conveyor belt carries chunks of cobalt at a plant in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 16, 2018.(AFP)
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