It may not be central, however certainly a strategic mistake and...

It may not be central, however certainly a strategic mistake and poor preparation if that scenario played out. What happens to all the China supply if that scenario did play out. A critical mineral needs to come from strategic allies not just China owned mines and allied countries. Hence my initial post about ticking all the boxes and not just being about overall global supply. Either way still highly speculative theory crafting but not out of the realm of possibility given the tech charts and psychopathic leaders that run the joints.

I don’t disagree that POS has a poor history but there is the old saying past performance is not an indicator for future returns.