📰 **America shot its arsenal empty in 2 wars. Now it needs Beijing’s permission to reload**

The Iran and Ukraine conflicts have drained U.S. missile stockpiles — and restocking requires rare earth materials that China controls with an iron fist.

🔗 https://fortune.com/2026/04/30/us-missile-stockpile-depleted-iran-ukraine-china-rare-earths-restock/

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