WASHINGTON—China represents a “significant and growing risk” to the supply of materials vital to the U.S. military, according to a new Pentagon-led report that seeks to mend weaknesses in core U.S. industries vital to national security.
The nearly 150-page report, seen by Reuters on Oct. 4 ahead of its formal release on Oct. 5, concluded there are nearly 300 vulnerabilities that could affect critical materials and components essential to the U.S. military.
