See also the related NYT article: What to Know About China's Halt of Rare Earth Exports https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44236545 https://news.ycombinator.c

See also the related NYT article: What to Know About China's Halt of Rare Earth Exports https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44236545 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44236545 (10 hours ago) The problem extends outside the military to the car industry and anywhere strong magnets (and other rare earth end products) are used.