courtesy of ^Melatonina
China has just blocked its tungsten exports, plunging our armed forces into a state of industrial agony.
The CEO of Rheinmetall's assessment is unequivocal: without this metal, the production of Patriot and THAAD missiles will grind to a halt!
Tungsten stocks in Europe and the United States are now practically depleted.
China, which controls 85% of global production, has locked down its exports: prices are skyrocketing by 500% while our arsenals are dwindling.
Without this irreplaceable metal, the production of Patriot and THAAD missiles is directly threatened with paralysis.
"Stocks are empty," warn industry representatives, while the Pentagon is already having to draw on its own reserves to compensate for the drain on resources sent to conflict zones.
This Chinese decision alone could spell the end of the Iran-Iraq War, and also the end of the war in Ukraine! If there are no more missiles or weapons, there is no more war!
End of the Epstein bellicist empire incoming
Why do you think Trump is going to China soon.
Simple, just don't mess with Taiwan and China might just send tons of free Tungsten. Could be a good deal at the moment.
There are no friends or allies in Geo Politics. It's a give and take. I mean , I don't believe China will be friends with Russia for a thousand years or "enemies" with USA for a thousand years.
It is just that realistic.
US was pretty much on China's side during the Bi Polar era where Soviet and Warsaw Pact post a larger threat than a impoverished China that is going through famine and the Cultural Revolution.
And luckily at that time. China and Yugoslavia I believe were the two communist country that were against the Soviet Bloc.
And in a rather interesting manner, India a " Democracy " was allied with Soviet Union. And USA is allied with your Allahu Ackbar Dictator Pakistan. And US / China supported Pakistan against a Soviet backed India.
Long Story short, China improved leaps and bounds since that time and is now considered a " threat " to US interest and no longer acts as a front against the Russians so the first island chain shifted again.
From a huge country that can be used to launch against the Russians and freely having 100s of millions of lives being used as cannon folder.
So they used Ukraine instead.
