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Jun 12, 2025

Army official says Chinese mineral shortage could impact military equipment

A growing shortage of rare minerals, magnets and metals from China needed for manufacturing military warfighting equipment could lead to the Department of Defense's accessing and sending out military equipment from a stockpile.

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