Vital mineral markets ‘not functioning’ in wake of Ukraine war, says DoD industrial policy chief...

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Vital mineral markets ‘not functioning’ in wake of Ukraine war, says DoD industrial policy chief
By Joe Gould
Jun 20, 09:15 AM
Deborah Rosenblum, the assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, delivers remarks at an industry discussion at the National Defense University, Washington, D.C., April 11, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

WASHINGTON ― Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the market for a broad range of critical materials essential to U.S. munitions and other defense industry products, spurring hundreds of millions in Pentagon spending to shore up supplies, a senior defense official told Defense News in an interview this month.

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