This marks the first time the Pentagon has directly invested in both mining AND recycling infrastructure for rare earth elements, creating a dual-track approach unprecedented in US resource strategy. The combination of government equity stakes, punitive tariffs, and weaponization of e-waste recycling represents a new form of resource nationalism that accelerates the prophesied decoupling of global supply chains.
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July 13, 2025
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US Pentagon Stakes E-Waste Battle Against China's Rare Earth Grip
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Prophetic Relevance Analysis
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📰 What Happened
The US government is strategically investing in electronics recycling to reduce Chinese rare earth dependency, including taking equity in MP Materials - America's sole rare earth mining company. President Trump imposed a 50% tariff on copper imports, driving prices to record highs. Companies like Glencore and Full Circle Electronics are now competing to recycle critical metals like neodymium from e-waste stockpiles, targeting materials essential for military and industrial technology. 'A lot of people are still sleeping at the wheel,' noted Glencore's global recycling head Kunal Sinha about the emerging opportunity.
📖 Prophetic Significance
The battle over rare earth elements through e-waste reveals three prophetic markers: 1) The Pentagon's equity stake in MP Materials shows governments directly controlling critical resources (Rev 13:17), 2) Trump's 50% copper tariff demonstrates how quickly trade relationships can be weaponized (Rev 18:11), 3) The focus on recycling neodymium and terbium from electronics waste shows how technology dependence enables control systems prophesied for the end times. This convergence of government control, trade restrictions, and critical technology resources accelerates the infrastructure needed for the prophesied economic control system.
What Makes This Event Unprecedented
🔗 Biblical Prophecy Connections
Revelation 13:17 - Government control of rare earth elements enables the prophesied restriction of buying and selling
Revelation 18:11-13 - The merchants' mourning over restricted trade in 'all types of precious stones' parallels rare earth mineral conflicts
Daniel 12:4 - The increasing importance of technology metals fulfills 'knowledge shall increase' prophecy
💡 What This Means for Believers
Pentagon now controls both mining and recycling of critical rare earth elements
Resource nationalism is accelerating the prophesied breakdown of global trade
Believers should understand how technology metals enable control systems
🙏 Prayer Focus
Wisdom for US leaders managing critical resource supplies without enabling control systems
Protection of supply chains needed for essential medical and civilian technology