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David 1260's avatar

This begs the question: Are the procurement people at the Pentagon as completely incompetent as this article demonstrates? It was obvious to me that the U.S. needed domestic production of rare earths 15 years ago.

Richard's avatar

Just as the Comptroller at the Pentagon in 2001 was a Brooklyn-born dual citizen and ordained Rabbi named Dov Zakheim, Zionist control of the Pentagon was accomplished many years ago. Bibi and others have stated for years they wish to destroy the US. They were succeeding before Trump became POTUS. For them, he is the icing on the cake.

EagleHorse5's avatar

😀Big Thanks😃

ann watson's avatar

personally I think this was all planned out long in advance and the agenda is destruction of America like watching global genocide unfold like it was a game

Its interesting if you invest money in stocks, which is Kevin Walmsley's job and he is an excellent presenter. Highly interesting and its China which is also highly interesting. But its just keeping step with the current problems unfolding in Real Time from Trump's actions. Which I think,

ispersonally I think this was all planned out long in advance and the agenda is destruction of America like watching global genocide unfold like it was a game

Adrian's avatar

Not a destruction of America, but a bargaining chip in case of an economic war. The Chinese government has been well aware of the risk of US containment, which turns out to be true. The Chinese have no issue doing business with the West as long as they refrain from attacking China. Lots of lessons learned from the history of how the West has interacted with China since the 18th century. Britain always used maximum leverage to extract whatever advantage they could gain, and resorted to violence when they couldn’t get their way. They had no sense of fair play. This trait has been inherited by the US empire.

ann watson's avatar

yeah - re-reading my comment makes it sound like China is trying to destroy America - I don't think that. There are people who do. Lots of them but I don't. And actually Kevin Walmsley excellently presents the Chinese side. He has fit into the Chinese folk spirit very well. What an ancient land. China is finally letting the world in again. I hope and pray nothing goes wrong for China again. For any country.

Adrian's avatar

Thanks Larry. I have been looking into GaN at an investment angle since learning about modern military radar systems. I have invested into Innoscience, a Hong Kong listed Chinese company with a 30% global market share on GaN semiconductors. The stock went parabolic for a while after Nvidia adopted it for their 800V power system. The stock went back down after Infineon sued them for patent infringement. The case is winding its way through the German courts now. If this info is true, banning Innoscience products in Europe will be an own goal since the Chinese government will simply stop exporting Ga to Infineon. Their plan for rearmament will go down the toilet. The Chinese government may very well ban Innoscience from supplying European military contractors in any case.

catfish rushdie's avatar

Another sanctions shitshow created by a culture that puts immature short-term feel-good "victories" ahead of long-term interests.

Rezwan Razani's avatar

Instead of "This dependency became a weapon" - how about "shield" or "restraint leverage"? A weapon is a thing designed for inflicting harm. Refraining from supplying someone else's weapons program with a thing, after they have been constantly threatening you...is different. You're not inflicting harm so much as inflicting a pause, and a time to reflect.

John W Waring's avatar

Our leaders are navel-gazing nincompoops. Of course it’s the entire supply chain. Get off dead center, develop sources, and if necessary start from scratch. You must not base development and production of our next generation aircraft on a gossamer thread connection to critical materials. If the F-35 is one of our highest national priorities, then developing a secure supply of every component must also be our highest national priority.

Warren Monty Quesnell's avatar

The terrorist “Operation Phoenix” campaign in Vietnam, (Burn down the Village to “Save It”), was scripted by the self avowed “Temple of Set Satanist”; and Green Beret, Col Michael Aquino.

Such appears presently, as morphed into an intended controlled demolition Burn of the World Economy in order to Great Reset and “Save it”.

Skynet AI Data Centers are configured to micro-manage the inevitable chaos to follow; famine, war, pestilence, and disease. (“Purgative Violence” - Frantz Fanon)

Nakayama's avatar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium_arsenide

The US was the leading country in research of Gallium Arsenide semiconductor. In the worst case, it is not just a radar problem; it is a problem for all solid-state RF electronic components, from cellphones to Wifi.

Adrian's avatar

From Wiki

Because GaN transistors can operate at much higher temperatures and work at much higher voltages than gallium arsenide (GaAs) transistors, they make ideal power amplifiers at microwave frequencies. In addition, GaN offers promising characteristics for THz devices.[14] Due to high power density and voltage breakdown limits GaN is also emerging as a promising candidate for 5G cellular base station applications. Since the early 2020s, GaN power transistors have come into increasing use in power supplies in electronic equipment, converting AC mains electricity to low-voltage DC, as well as higher-voltage applications such as electric vehicle traction inverters[15] due to their small size, fast switching speed and high efficiency.

Nakayama's avatar

Yes, I am out of date on this one.