From gold bars to rare earths: Pentagon’s billion-dollar bet on America’s resource security

The Pentagon isn’t usually in the business of commodity speculation, but when national security is at stake, expect the old rules to bend. The Financial Times reports that the U.S. Defense Department has kicked off a $1 billion spree to stockpile critical minerals like rare earths. This includes everything from rare earths to strategic metals The post From gold bars to rare earths: Pentagon’s billion-dollar bet on America’s resource security appeared first on CryptoSlate.