American quandary: How to secure weapons-grade minerals without China

[rangerrebew]

American quandary: How to secure weapons-grade minerals without China
Ernest Scheyder
 

MOUNTAIN PASS, Calif. (Reuters) - The United States wants to curb its reliance on China for specialized minerals used to make weapons and high-tech equipment, but it faces a Catch-22.

It only has one rare earths mine - and government scientists have been told not to work with it because of its Chinese ties.

The mine is southern California’s Mountain Pass, home to the world’s eighth-largest reserves of the rare earths used in missiles, fighter jets, night-vision goggles and other devices.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-rareearths-insight/american-quandary-how-to-secure-weapons-grade-minerals-without-china-idUSKCN2241KF

[rangerrebew]

@sneakypete

Getting military weapons from Mejico is one thing, but weapons-grade material from China, is quite another.  Who was the lunatic who set this up?

[catfish1957]

@sneakypete

Getting military weapons from Mejico is one thing, but weapons-grade material from China, is quite another.  Who was the lunatic who set this up?

Nobody could be that stupid or crazy.  Internal enemies of the state have to be involved.

[Axeslinger]

Nobody could be that stupid or crazy.  Internal enemies of the state have to be involved.

@catfish1957

The money quote:

“  the company went bankrupt in 2015 under the weight of its debt - partly built up to comply with tightened environmental regulations from the Obama administration - and cheaper Chinese competition.”

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete

Getting military weapons from Mejico is one thing, but weapons-grade material from China, is quite another.  Who was the lunatic who set this up?

@rangerrebew

As someone wise once said,"Follow the money".

Find out who had authorization to sign-off on the deal,and you have found the Number 1 villain. Squeeze  his head in a vise a little,and he will tell you who he was working for.

And if not,squeeze more. Win/win either way.

[sneakypete]

Nobody could be that stupid or crazy.  Internal enemies of the state have to be involved.

@catfish1957

No,but it is entirely possible for people to be that greedy  and that evil.

Don't believe it,take a look at the 1st tier movers and shakers in the Clinton and Obomber administrations.

[sneakypete]

@catfish1957

The money quote:

“  the company went bankrupt in 2015 under the weight of its debt - partly built up to comply with tightened environmental regulations from the Obama administration - and cheaper Chinese competition.”

@Axeslinger

Find out who bought the company at the bankruptcy auction,and you have found Villain Number One. His name will probably be something like "Soros".

[PeteS in CA]

First let's nuke the EPA and Sierra Club ...

[rangerrebew]

@sneakypete

Better than the vice, tie the guy on the ground under the a football goal post.  Then run a cable from upright to upright.  Next, tie piano wire around his genitals and attach it to the cross cable.   Then have a Navy fighter jet buzz the thing a couple times with it's tail hook down.  They wouldn't be able to shut the guy up.