There is no nation on earth that can fight a modern war without the supply of rare earths that are essential to the manufacture of most modern warfare materiel.
Any war between US and China cannot be a direct full blown nuclear one as that would result in guaranteed mutual destruction.
Instead it will be, as it already is, one mostly fought via proxies.
One fought using hardware and tactics which inherently require rare earths USA does not have.
USA has already lost that war for at least the next ten years as it cannot re supply itself or its allies.
USA has lost the ability to make and supply things- its neoliberal financialisation has crippled its capacity to fight a war.
US military industrial complex has lost already- just sad and tragic most of its citizens cannot see that or accept that yet- even if Trump already knows it.
@Cje95 knows it too- just that he cannot admit it because hes paid not to.
There is no nation on earth that can fight a modern war without the supply of rare earths that are essential to the manufacture of most modern warfare materiel.
Any war between US and China cannot be a direct full blown nuclear one as that would result in guaranteed mutual destruction.
Instead it will be, as it already is, one mostly fought via proxies.
One fought using hardware and tactics which inherently require rare earths USA does not have.
USA has already lost that war for at least the next ten years as it cannot re supply itself or its allies.
USA has lost the ability to make and supply things- its neoliberal financialisation has crippled its capacity to fight a war.
US military industrial complex has lost already- just sad and tragic most of its citizens cannot see that or accept that yet- even if Trump already knows it.
@Cje95 knows it too- just that he cannot admit it because hes paid not to.