US moves to restore stockpiling 'panic button' in EV metals fight with China | Mark Burton, Joe Deaux, Michael J. Kavanagh, Jennifer A. Dlouhy & Annie Lee
Insiders liken it to a “panic button.” And for more than 80 years, the primary job of the National Defense Stockpile has been to keep the US military supplied with essential raw materials and protect against supply shocks. So when China surprised the markets by restricting exports of two niche industrial metals last year, top-level…