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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