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Stockpiling critical minerals must happen early and at scale

January 26, 2023 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s an excerpt from the War Production Board’s history of industrial mobilization for World War II, Industrial Mobilization For War: Volume 1 Program and Administration. […]

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Government should prepare domestic industry for black swan events

July 18, 2020 Eric Lofgren 1

Covid-19 proved the United States was industrially unprepared for an emergency. Pre-pandemic N95 mask production stood at just 4 percent the peak requirement of 100 […]

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