> afghanistan: magic lithium deposits three weeks after the pull out for red china to not use for tritium or nukes .... maybe that was the rational for gtfo'ing with this in our back pocket. ukraine's neon was cornered by gorbachev after he failed to stop regan from going ahead with star wars (needed for lasers, thus semiconductors)-- if ivan took and held it, beijing could justify gambling on taiwan to undercut western technological & economic overmatch. but here we all are.
Gadsden