US Military Launches Unprecedented $1bn Critical Minerals Stockpile
The Pentagon has launched an effort to procure up to $1bn worth of critical minerals as part of an accelerated stockpiling programme.
This initiative counters Chinese control of materials essential to defence manufacturing, challenging Chinese dominance of the supply chain for metals essential to the defence industry.
The Trump administration's initiative reveals the scope of the procurement drive in recent months through public filings from the Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency.
Author's summary: Pentagon launches $1bn mineral stockpile effort.
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