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America’s Three-Body Strategic Mineral Problem

July 31, 2025 Kyle Kinnie American Foreign Policy Council
Related Categories: Arms Control and Proliferation; Energy Security; Military Innovation; Science and Technology; Resource Security; China

Control over the extraction, refining, export, and applied manufacturing of power natural resourc­es will become a key strategic goal for the U.S.—not only for maintaining a globally competitive edge but also for ensuring Great Power status in an increasingly multipolar world.

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