ETHICAL CONCERNS OF PENTAGON OWNERSHIP OF PRIVATE RARE EARTH MINING CORPORATION - MP MATERIALS - Armed Forces Press

ETHICAL CONCERNS OF PENTAGON OWNERSHIP OF PRIVATE RARE EARTH MINING CORPORATION - MP MATERIALS - Armed Forces Press

It is no secret that rare earth materials are increasing in importance globally in both civilian and defense industries. They are essential to just about all civilian and military technological applications. The recent trade wars have highlighted this concern. The Pentagon had made known that the Chinese near monopoly on rare earth refining and much of the mining put the US defense capability at risk. Until now, little to no action had been take…