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To: TobagoJack who wrote (216171)	8/26/2025 8:15:20 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217656

No way is Anduril another version of Tesla however: Our Silver and gold miners etc have been throwing out their tailings that contain critical minerals. ( dumb farks) No more. How long before we have our own as it is now a national imperative. China better hurry up to still have that advantage Anduril weapons work to perfection. Tesla is such crap that the U.S. military is using their brand new trucks that they found impossible to sell for target practice. As a US defense contractor, Anduril has been actively working to eliminate direct reliance on Chinese-made components in its weapon systems. While the company claims to have removed all "direct spend from China" as of April 2025, like other defense firms, it likely still has indirect or hidden dependencies further down its supply chain. Direct vs. indirect reliance Company policy: According to a report by the Bismarck Brief, Anduril stated it had eliminated all direct sourcing from China by April 2025. Industry-wide issue: Despite the company's efforts, indirect reliance on Chinese parts is a pervasive issue in the US defense industry. A 2025 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that many US weapon systems and their parts depend on materials sourced and processed in China, particularly critical minerals for electronics and batteries. Supplier tiers: Research shows that Chinese-made components become more common further down the supply chain. While Tier 1 suppliers (those directly contracted by Anduril) might be primarily US-based, lower-tier suppliers could still be sourcing materials from Chinese companies. Commercial components and supply chain tension Anduril has a strategy of using "off-the-shelf" commercial components to lower costs and speed up production. However, this approach can create tension with the goal of reducing reliance on China. Market dominance: Many inexpensive, commercially available parts, especially for drones, are made in China by companies like DJI. Sourcing components from Chinese manufacturers is often cheaper than sourcing domestic alternatives. Production cost vs. sourcing risk: Anduril's goal of reducing weapon costs while decreasing reliance on China creates a fundamental tension, as US-made parts are typically more expensive. Mitigation efforts and industry trends To reduce supply chain risk, Anduril and the broader US defense industry have been taking several steps: White-listed suppliers: Anduril's drones are on a "Blue List" maintained by the Defense Innovation Unit, certifying them as free of specific Chinese-made components like cameras and flight controllers. Supply chain diversification: Anduril has invested in new domestic manufacturing capabilities, such as becoming a US supplier of solid rocket motors and partnering with other American companies like Hadrian to build components faster and cheaper. International cooperation: Anduril has been actively engaging with non-Chinese partners. In August 2025, for example, the company announced a collaboration with Taiwanese commercial partners and a local defense institute. Anduril’s Plan to Modernize the U.S. Military - Bismarck Brief May 7, 2025 — Anduril is on the whitelist maintained by the Defense Innovation Unit that says its drones are free of a specific list of Chinese-made components like cameras, ... US Drone Makers Struggle To Break Free From Chinese Parts ... Apr 16, 2025 — Pentagon Bureaucracy and Market Barriers The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) oversees a “Blue List” of drones approved for military use, requiring them... Anduril Industries, Inc. - Supply Chain Analysis - ark.ai Table_title: Top Subsidiaries Table_content: header: \| Company Name \| Country Code \| Count of Contracts \| Total Award Amount \| row: \| Company Name: AREA-I, LLC ...

To: TobagoJack who wrote (216171)	8/26/2025 8:42:33 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	1 Recommendation Recommended By marcher Respond to of 217656

Mass General Brigham Communications (They should have asked me decades ago)-NG/G May 22, 2025 3 min read Trial shows protection against telomere shortening, which heightens disease risk Results from a randomized controlled trial reveal that vitamin D supplementation helps maintain telomeres, protective caps at the ends of chromosomes that shorten during aging and are linked to the development of certain diseases. The new report, which is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is based on data from a VITAL (VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL) sub-study co-led by researchers at the Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham and the Medical College of Georgia, and supports a promising role in slowing a pathway for biological aging. “VITAL is the first large-scale and long-term randomized trial to show that vitamin D supplements protect telomeres and preserve telomere length,” said co-author JoAnn Manson, the principal investigator of VITAL and chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health at Harvard Medical School. “This is of particular interest because VITAL had also shown benefits of vitamin D in reducing inflammation and lowering risks of selected chronic diseases of aging, such as advanced cancer and autoimmune disease,” said Manson. JoAnn Manson (center) meeting with members of the VITAL research team. Credit: BWH Telomeres are made of repeating sequences of DNA, or base pairs, that prevent chromosome ends from degrading or fusing with other chromosomes. Telomere shortening is a natural part of aging and is associated with an increased risk of various age-related diseases. A few short-term, small-scale studies have suggested that vitamin D or omega-3 fatty acid supplementation may help support telomeres, but results have been inconsistent. VITAL is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin D3 (2,000 IU/day) and omega-3 fatty acid (1 g/day) supplementation that tracked U.S. females aged 55 years and older and males aged 50 years and older for five years. The VITAL Telomere sub-study included 1,054 of these participants, whose telomere length in white blood cells was assessed at baseline and at Year 2 and Year 4. Compared with taking placebo, taking vitamin D3 supplements significantly reduced telomere shortening over four years, preventing the equivalent of nearly three years of aging. Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation had no significant effect on telomere length throughout follow-up. “Our findings suggest that targeted vitamin D supplementation may be a promising strategy to counter a biological aging process, although further research is warranted,” said Haidong Zhu, first author of the report and a molecular geneticist at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University. Mass General Brigham-affiliated authors include Nancy R. Cook, William Christen, and I-Min Lee. Additional authors include Haidong Zhu, Bayu B. Bekele, Li Chen, Kevin J. Kane, Ying Huang, Wenju Li, and Yanbin Dong.