Donald Trump plans to stockpile deep sea critical metals to counter China, FT reports

Trump recognizes that domestic mining is a national security issue

In the modern geopolitical chess game, America’s mineral vulnerability is not just an economic liability but a strategic one.

President Donald Trump's administration is working on an executive order to allow the storage of metals extracted from the ocean depths, in an effort to reduce the US's dependence on China for its supply chains.

White House preparing order to allow stockpiling metals from Pacific bottom: report

Donald Trump’s next trade war move? Stockpile the metals China has dominance in

The stockpile is being considered as part of a broader push to fast-track deep-sea mining applications under US law, and to create onshore processing capacity.

Trump plans deep-sea metals stockpile amid China export curbs: Reports

The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to build a strategic stockpile of deep-sea metals to reduce US dependence on China for critical battery minerals and rare earths

What the Financial Times Reveals - Target China's de-dependence and strategic use in a potential conflict - Used in batteries, weapons systems and electronic circuits