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U.S. Defense Department undervaluing importance of rare earths for national security: report

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2012 | 4:10 pm Battery Metals China Europe Rare Earth 

The U.S. Defense Department needs to realize the dangerous consequences a potential lack of domestic rare earths may have on the U.S. weapon industry, suggests a latest study by the Congress released last week. The document, titled Rare Earth Elements...

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