Posted on 09/07/2022 12:29:55 PM PDT by Enlightened1
I believe that's the "Mountain Pass Mine", and wikihahahahahapedia says it's being "open" and that work is underway to restore the processing of both light and heavy REEs. Wiki also says the communist chinese have an 8% stake in it ...
The same types magnets may be in our own Ford pick too.
Oh ... your comments about a manufacturing “ecosystem”, also called an “industrial base” are very important. People on this site would be well advised to thoroughly understand the concept ... and also understand how a country’s industrial base evolves.
That may be, but if it's proven to be true there are heavy fines and/or jail time involved.
They need to be able to trace the origin of every part used - we have that drilled into us (and every other defense contractor), over and over again.
The question of the day.
This problem of ‘Chinese parts’ on the F-35 was long known as I discovered just a day ago.
From a 2014 article:
“The news of the waivers comes only months after it was found that Chinese parts also ended up in F-35 fighter jets. Using Chinese parts without such exemptions is against U.S. law, in part because of espionage fears and the concerns of becoming reliant on potential military adversaries for national security needs.”
‘Made in China: Materials on U.S. F-16 jets, B-1 bombers’
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/11/made-in-china-materials-on-us-f-16-jets-b-1-bomber/
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