Defence companies are pushing Washington to delay a deadline, years in the making and now just months away, banning them from sourcing rare earth magnets from China for the US military.
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The change would “allow the United States — not an adversary — to define when, what and how we source materials for our defence industrial base”, said Abigail Hunter, executive director of Safe’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, an advocacy group.
“Now that we are facing ongoing conflict and the urgent need to replenish our weapons systems, we may need flexibility in execution — but we absolutely cannot dilute the original bipartisan policy intent,” she said.
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