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U.S. National Defense Stockpile
Coverage of U.S. National Defense Stockpile in the Nexus archive.
- The United States Is Repeating Its Silicon Mistake with Gallium Nitride
China controls 99% of global primary gallium and has banned exports to the United States as of December 2024, leaving the U.S. National Defense Stockpile with zero reserves. This mirrors a historical mistake the U.S. made with silicon semiconductors, where loss of domestic manufacturing capacity created strategic vulnerability.