What about the neon gas produced in Ukraines east that is essential to the lasers that cut the silicon wafers? It is 90% of the global supply and is now in Russian (Chinas) hands.
Modern warfare and hi tech is reliant upon multiple complex supply chains and your Quartz mine is just one of thousands upon which they depend.
You think holding one strategic mine gives you the upper hand? Delusional. It is the combination of multiple supply chains and processing capabilities that results in strategic dominance.
US Exceptionalists will pump the hopium because they fear that accepting the truth would further hasten the collapse of their global military posturing.
Accept it- you are done as a super power and in April Trump will agree to a road map for Taiwan to be reintegrated with the mainland over the next 5 years.
You couldn't hold Afghanistan against the Teleban FFS, you not gonna hold Taiwan much longer.
You can't enforce your petrodollar sanctions on China because to do so would collapse the remnants of the US economy.
What about the neon gas produced in Ukraines east that is essential to the lasers that cut the silicon wafers? It is 90% of the global supply and is now in Russian (Chinas) hands.
Modern warfare and hi tech is reliant upon multiple complex supply chains and your Quartz mine is just one of thousands upon which they depend.
You think holding one strategic mine gives you the upper hand? Delusional.
It is the combination of multiple supply chains and processing capabilities that results in strategic dominance.
US Exceptionalists will pump the hopium because they fear that accepting the truth would further hasten the collapse of their global military posturing.
Accept it- you are done as a super power and in April Trump will agree to a road map for Taiwan to be reintegrated with the mainland over the next 5 years.
You couldn't hold Afghanistan against the Teleban FFS, you not gonna hold Taiwan much longer.
You can't enforce your petrodollar sanctions on China because to do so would collapse the remnants of the US economy.