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CSIS now says that China’s control over gallium is a national security threat for US
(features.csis.org)
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here's a reality check for you
You know that we can grow the industry in the US pretty trivially, right? And, again, other countries can and do produce it? You're presenting this as some massive win, when it's really just someone observing that we should fix that before it becomes a serious problem.
Alas, this isn't a big deal and you're going to have to look elsewhere for the defeat of the west. Sorry!
I absolutely know that US is not capable of growing industry trivially. In fact, industry only accounts of around 11% of US GDP at this point. There is also no skilled labour needed to grow the industry. Here's just one example of that https://www.popsci.com/technology/stinger-missiles-raytheon-ukraine/
Meanwhile, as the chart very clearly shows, other countries produce negligible amounts of gallium. Ramping up production of that overnight isn't going to happen. The real point here is that gallium and germanium are just a couple of items where China is a bottleneck, and restricting their export is simply demonstration. There are plenty of other things China can cut going forward if US continues to play this game.
I love your desperation.
I've just stated the basic facts of the situation, desperation is all on your end it seems.