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Russia and China Spend Billions on Rare Earths, USA Slowly Adjusts Course
In early September, several news outlets noted that the Russian state-backed Rostec and private investment firm ICT Group launched a joint venture to produce 40,000 tonnes of rare earths from stockpiled monazite concentrates — a $1 billion investment over the … Continue reading
Critical Materials behind Closed Doors
By the Strategic Materials Advisory Council In recent weeks, several senior Obama administration officials have mentioned critical defense materials, and specifically rare earths, on Capitol Hill. Despite the obscurity of these materials in the minds of the general public, valid … Continue reading
Rare Earth “Market Based” Solutions Untenable For National Security Needs
By the Strategic Materials Advisory Council Nearly four years of turbulent markets for rare earth elements have exposed an inexplicable passivity within policy elements of the Department of Defense when it comes to securing supplies of strategic materials and the … Continue reading
Flashpoint: The Free Market vs. CFIUS
By Strategic Materials Advisory Council U.S. Government contractors are accustomed to time-consuming audits and burdensome government contracting rules and regulations that they view as creating a competitive disadvantage in the global market. These restrictions are a fact of life for …Continue reading
Hard Evidence Reveals Comprehensive Attack from Chinese Military Unit on U.S. Government, Corporations and Infrastructure
On Tuesday, February 19, the information technology security firm Mandiant released a report entitled APT1: Exposing One of China’s Cyber Espionage Units. The Mandiant report is alarming. It chronicles the activities of People’s Liberation Army Unit 61398, often appearing under … Continue reading
Fox News Report on A123 Systems
On January 24, Fox News dedicated a portion of its program to the sale of A123 to Shanghai based Wanxiang. The report quotes Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN), “If the President is truly serious about his pledge to the American people, … Continue reading
SIGN A PETITION TO BLOCK THE SALE OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
Unless the Administration intervenes, the U.S. will lose a national security asset that the U.S. funded and developed. You can help bring this to the attention of the White House, by signing your name to the petition, “Stop the Sale … Continue reading
