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To: TobagoJack who wrote (200013)7/3/2023 10:59:31 AM
From: carranza2  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 218131
 
It’s significantly more complex than rare earth minerals. There is a myriad of items on which both countries depend on each other.

For example, rare earth minerals are impossible to digest.

fas.usda.gov

And of course it all depends on which rare earth minerals we are discussing because they are a large group and distributed unevenly worldwide.

mrdata.usgs.gov

And Americans are nothing but ingenious in working around shortages, etc.

newscientist.com

And though the US was asleep at the wheel for a long time, this is no longer the case.

politico.com

In this technologically advanced day and age, these kinds of strategic advantages/weaknesses do not last very long.