China produces the entire world’s supply of samarium, a rare earth metal that the United States and its allies need to rebuild inventories of fighter jets, missiles and other hardware.China produces the entire world’s supply of samarium, a rare earth metal that the United States and its allies need to rebuild inventories of fighter jets, missiles and other hardware. United States Politics and Government, Rare Earths, Embargoes and Sanctions, Defense and Military Forces, Conflict Minerals and Resources, Defense Contracts, Metals and Minerals, Magnets and Magnetism, United States Defense and Military Forces, International Trade and World Market, Supply Chain, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Mines and Mining, Ministry of Commerce (China), China, Inner Mongolia Read More
China’s Grip on an Obscure Rare Earth Metal Threatens the West’s Militaries
