https://www.mining.com/graphites-war-fighting-capabilities/Why...

https://www.mining.com/graphites-war-fighting-capabilities/

Why all the subsidies.
Militaries re-arming.
US Military SG.

The US military also uses graphite flakes to block electromagnetic waves that the enemy might detect and use to target troops in the field. Essentially a type of smoke, synthetic graphite flakes are released from ground-based systems that disperse bulk powders into the atmosphere. The powders, called Micro-260 and K-2, are composed of flakes of various sizes. It should be pointed out that synthetic graphite, made from petroleum coke, is used in all the downstream industries that produce military equipment components, such as foundries (graphite electrodes) that make steel; and facilities that manufacture wheels for vehicles or body armor for soldiers (various types of graphite molds and dies).Synthetic graphite is employed directly in graphite nozzles, used in high-powered rockets due to graphite’s ability to withstand extreme temperatures. These graphite components can be as simple as a hole drilled into a synthetic graphite block, or a more advanced, machined nozzle that has its own cooling system.


Graphite is included on a list of 23 critical metals the US Geological Survey has deemed critical to economy and national security.

If anyone needs a secure supply of graphite, it’s the U.S. Defense Department!