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→Rare earth export ban and US strategic interests
'''Impacts on U.S. Military and Strategic Needs'''
'''Impacts on U.S. Military and Strategic Needs'''
REEs are essential for [[high-tech]] applications, including permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and military equipment. The U.S. is heavily dependent on China, importing about 70% of its REEs between 2020 and 2023. The restrictions pose significant risks to the [[U.S. Department of War]] capabilities:
REEs are essential for [[high-tech]] applications, including permanent magnets used in [[electric vehicle]]s, wind turbines, and military equipment. The U.S. is heavily dependent on China, importing about 70% of its REEs between 2020 and 2023. The restrictions pose significant risks to the [[U.S. Department of War]] capabilities:
'''Direct Restrictions to Dept. of War Supply Chains''': REEs are critical for U.S. military technologies such as [[F-35]] fighter jets (which require about 920 pounds of REEs each), Virginia- and Columbia-class [[submarine]]s, [[Tomahawk missile]]s, [[radar]] systems, [[Predator drone]]s, and Joint Direct Attack Munition ([[JDAM]]) smart bombs. The controls could cause shortages, [[production]] shutdowns, and delays, exacerbating vulnerabilities in the U.S. [[military industrial complex]], which already struggles with scaling production. China can produce advanced weapons five to six times faster than the [[U.S.]], potentially widening this gap.
'''Direct Restrictions to Dept. of War Supply Chains''': REEs are critical for U.S. military technologies such as [[F-35]] fighter jets (which require about 920 pounds of REEs each), Virginia- and Columbia-class [[submarine]]s, [[Tomahawk missile]]s, [[radar]] systems, [[Predator drone]]s, and Joint Direct Attack Munition ([[JDAM]]) smart bombs. The controls could cause shortages, [[production]] shutdowns, and delays, exacerbating vulnerabilities in the U.S. [[military industrial complex]], which already struggles with scaling production. China can produce advanced weapons five to six times faster than the [[U.S.]], potentially widening this gap.