Breaking China’s Rare Earth Hegemony
Mathew August
May 16, 2026
Producing defense-grade metals and magnets requires chemical and metallurgical processes that take years to develop, qualify and scale.
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Producing defense-grade metals and magnets requires chemical and metallurgical processes that take years to develop, qualify and scale.
Defense electronics are the endgame, and scaling up mineral capacity without doing the same for electronics will lead to failure.
The grid is the nation’s most vital asset, a top national security concern, if there ever was one. And if it goes down for any length of time, our civilized way of life will give way to utter chaos in a very short time.
