Rare Earths, Magnets, and Missiles: Unmasking the West’s Military Metals Gap

Rare Earths, Magnets, and Missiles: Unmasking the West’s Military Metals Gap

“Until we invest in a domestic rare earth magnet pipeline, our ‘arsenal of democracy’ rests on supply chains we neither own nor control—and that’s a strategic vulnerability no amount of rhetoric can fix.” — Jack Lifton, Co-Chair, Critical Minerals Institute The mismatch between the political narrative of a critical materials crisis and the effective allocation […] The post Rare Earths, Magnets, and Missiles: Unmasking the West’s Military Metals …