==The US Military Is Almost Completely Dependent On China For Key Mineral Used In Ammunition: REPORT

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>The U.S. military depends almost completely on China for a mineral essential to the production of ammunition and other defense products, Defense News reported Wednesday.

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>The House Armed Services Committee released draft legislation on Wednesday, which would require a briefing on theantimonysupply by October and a five-year outlook on supply chain vulnerabilities, Defense News reported. The U.S. has no domestic mine for the mineral antimony, which is reportedly used in the production of ''night vision goggles==, armor-piercing bullets, explosives and nuclear weapons.

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>“China in particular does a remarkably good job of hoarding these materials,” Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, told Defense News. “China clearly has a comprehensive global strategy to corner the market on these materials and we’re behind and we’re playing catch-up.”

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>In 2020, approximately half of the antimony mined originated in China, Russia and Tajikistan, according to Britannica.

Don't know much about China "hoarding" these materials but they are essential to making special types of semiconductors used in infrared applications such as night vision and heat seeking systems. Anon works with antimony and other rare earths daily to make the semiconductors used in IR applications.

I've been doing this for almost 20 years with no known shortages. Bigger issues (political in nature) exist in obtaining various domestically produced "materials" needed to manufacture them.