Monday, April 28, 2025
want to highlight a story that goes
deeper than just geopolitics Because
behind every trade war every missile and
every high-tech system there is a supply
chain of rare earth minerals that is
needed to power each of these industries
And there is one metal in particular
that could very well determine the
outcome of future conflicts and that is
antimony Now you might not have ever
heard of antimony but it's the backbone
of modern defense systems Without it
there are no armor-piercing bullets no
missile guidance systems no flame
retardants for military gear and even
retardants for military gear and even
some semiconductors and nuclear tech
stop functioning It's literally that
essential But here's the problem The
United States produces almost none of it
China and Russia dominate the global
supply And just recently China banned
antimony exports sending prices soaring
to over $60,000 per ton That's not just




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