Opinion

Safeguarding National Security through Investment Critical Minerals

Safeguarding National Security through Investment Critical Minerals
A large critical mineral deposit has been rediscovered on a stretch of land in San Bernardino County, Calif. Courtesy of Sundown Resources
Thomas Garrett
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Commentary
China controls over 90 percent of the world’s rare-earth materials foundational to America’s military readiness, economic leadership, and national security. That near-monopoly puts the United States and its allies at a serious, and growing, disadvantage.
Thomas Garrett
Thomas Garrett
Author
Thomas Garrett is a former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (VA-5) and former member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, former Captain in the U.S. Army with extensive military and civilian work in Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, and Bosnia.