Exclusive: U.S. Army will fund rare earths plant for weapons development

[rangerrebew]

Exclusive: U.S. Army will fund rare earths plant for weapons development
Ernest Scheyder


(Reuters) - The U.S. Army plans to fund construction of rare earths processing facilities, part of an urgent push by Washington to secure domestic supply of the minerals used to make military weapons and electronics, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

The move would mark the first financial investment by the U.S. military into commercial-scale rare earths production since World War Two’s Manhattan Project built the first atomic bomb.

It comes after President Donald Trump earlier this year ordered the military to update its supply chain for the niche materials, warning that reliance on other nations for the strategic minerals could hamper U.S. defenses.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-rareearths-army-exclusive-idUSKBN1YF0HU

[rangerrebew]

Maybe that are developing a weapon to destroy global warming!

[PeteS in CA]

Mining and processing these strategic minerals in the US were a casualty of the Enviros. They are essential for things like specialized electric motors and batteries.