Besides this. You have no Idea how MAGA this is getting, I am stunned, every day win, after win after freakin win.
You all have hit on this, we are buying all this "stuff" from the ChiCom's and we got it here it is time to get it, and these are strategic assets. I once had a private conservation w/ a freeper that noted the reason we don't have small gas turbines in things like our cars ( I think it is the Reynolds Number issue and "choking" because of it but let that go ) is that rich liberals had already bought up the rare mineral lands and were sitting on them, waiting biding their time.
I also have an old friend I need to have lunch with it has been too long, a bit of a conspiratorial guy. He noted we have had a false economy since I think Ike as we stopped counting our raw materials ( maybe more so like timber copper, iron etc ) as part of our wealth and viewing as a strategic asset. I am sure this would warm his heart.
I am stunned, this was done after most of the umpa-loopa's in the House and Senate went home is my guess. They will be left goob-smacked.
Titanium:
-Landing gear, springs, rotors (helicopter), fittings, and attachments
-Structural components for airplanes, satellites, and spacecraft
-Gas turbine engines
Zirconium:
-Space vehicles and parts
-Alloys for naval applications