The Tungsten Time Bomb: How China’s Stranglehold on a Critical Metal Threatens U.S. Military Superiority and the Global Semiconductor Industry

Tungsten, a dense metal essential for advanced semiconductors and artificial intelligence hardware, faces a critical supply shortage that has drawn the attention of U.S. defense officials and global chipmakers, according to industry executives and market analysts. Almonty Industries CEO Lewis Black said the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) inquiry into tungsten prices earlier this year […]