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A comment on Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Substitution and Recycling. Parent comment

Re:Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Sub... by robotnikman on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @01:31PM (#49010349)
I hope its less because of war and more because its better to not be so dependent on other countries, similar to how Europe is trying to rely less on the US for digital infrastructure.

I also feel like the boomers offshoring everything to China in the 70's is one of the reasons things are worse off nowadays, but I digress.

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Re:Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Sub... by seydor on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @03:07PM (#49011875)
When goods don't cross borders, armies do. Dependence is necessary for peace
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Re:Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Sub... by actionfromafar on Thursday July 23, 2026 @07:56AM (#49020154)
Perhaps necessary, but definitely not sufficient, as demonstrated by Russia willing to gamble everything on Ukraine.
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Re:Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Sub... by ido on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @02:04PM (#49010921)
In the 70s it was offshoring to Japan. China’s market opened to the west in the late 80s/90s.
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