China's Chokehold on Rare Earth Metal Samarium Threatens West's Militaries nytimes.com 3 points by bookofjoe 2 days ago
bookofjoe a day ago >By Keith Bradsher, who has covered the rare earths industry since 2009, and reported from the mining hub of Baotou, China.I would venture that Bradsher knows more about this subject than most journalists. 16 years!
defrost 2 days ago See also the related NYT article: What to Know About China's Halt of Rare Earth Exports https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44236545 (10 hours ago)The problem extends outside the military to the car industry and anywhere strong magnets (and other rare earth end products) are used. bookofjoe a day ago Also by Bradsher
>By Keith Bradsher, who has covered the rare earths industry since 2009, and reported from the mining hub of Baotou, China.
I would venture that Bradsher knows more about this subject than most journalists. 16 years!
https://archive.ph/rLRLt
See also the related NYT article: What to Know About China's Halt of Rare Earth Exports https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44236545 (10 hours ago)
The problem extends outside the military to the car industry and anywhere strong magnets (and other rare earth end products) are used.
Also by Bradsher