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This assumes we’re able to build a rare earth processing infrastructure in a reasonable timeframe, let’s say 10 years. I would not bet on it! America struggles

by ipnon 1y ago

This assumes we’re able to build a rare earth processing infrastructure in a reasonable timeframe, let’s say 10 years. I would not bet on it! America struggles to build anything quickly today except for software and capital.

andy_ppp 1y ago
I dunno they built out fracking pretty quickly to become one of the worlds biggest oil producers, no reason why they couldn’t if willing to destroy the environment like China is.
- chii 1y ago
  it took decades of technological improvement to work out how to do fracking.
  - andy_ppp 1y ago
    So we’re talking about refining rare earths which we know how to do for decades. But good try.
testdelacc1 1y ago
That’s a pretty confident and sweeping statement. How the I-95 Bridge Reopened Just 12 Days After Fiery Collapse (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-28/resurrection-of-i-95-in-just-two-weeks-is-dubbed-small-miracle https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-28/resurrect...)
- phi-go 1y ago
  They call this a miracle even in the article you linked.