Reducing reliance on imports from adversary nations for critical minerals powering the defense sector's supply chain will require a more comprehensive approach than just ramping up domestic mining activity, lawmakers and experts said during a House hearing last week. Increased domestic refining, recycling and manufacturing should join domestic mining activity as vital components to securing U.S. mineral -- and therefore national -- security, while partnerships with international allies would also create a more resilient supply chain, witnesses and lawmakers said...
