Anything that would affect the fishing economy there would be no-bueno.
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Robert Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > There is an amazing rare-earth deposit that was supposed to be opened up in > Alaska, but alas, it was deemed to valuable a nature resource.. It could > have been opened up carefully, but instead might end up being opened up in a > mad rush. guess what would have been better for the environment.. > > On 09/04/2017 10:03 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >>> >>> We actually have a great deal of bargaining power in all this. >> >> >> No, that's folly. >> >> It's economic M.A.D. It would crash both the US and Chinese >> economies... would also impact Taiwan / HK. >> >> As far as tech stuff, we'd be fucked for a few years. China has 85-95% >> of the world's rare earth mining capacity used in things we use every >> day, from watches, phones, cars, drones, military equipment, medical >> equipment, things NASA depends on, etc. They have roughly 1/3rd of the >> world's rare earth deposits, but there is no production really spun up >> anywhere else. We have a place in California, and friends in >> Australia, but those facilities are closed due to the low Chinese >> prices. >> >> If you thought the crashes of 2000/2008 were bad, imagine 25-35% >> unemployment that would largely not be soaked up by newly opened US >> facilities due to the cost of manufacturing here. >> >> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Foxconn is coming here (IPhone) >>> Taiwan is hoping this goes down, their sovereignty is on the table >>> Philippines and Malaysia used to produce, probably a lot of shuttered >>> factories >>> we haven't closed the door on cuba yet >>> There is no shortage of slave labor nations, china knows this. >>> When you rely on the spoils of slaver and servitude such as we do, its >>> best >>> to spread the risk around, and that's what we are poised to do with this. >>> It >>> will hurt in the wallet for a time, but in the end, we would be better, >>> critical components will make their way back to silicon valley, the rest >>> of >>> the stuff will spread out. >>> >>> We actually have a great deal of bargaining power in all this. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> The short version of this, is that for the first time since April >>>> 30th, 1975 (end of Vietnam War) the American people might actually >>>> realize we are at war. They've largely been excluded from that fact >>>> for almost 17 years now. This however, would be a much more >>>> conventional battle. We are REALLY good at those, or at least we were >>>> at one time. >>>> >>>> The alternative is that North Korean continues their program to >>>> increase their range, accuracy, explosive potential, and eventually a >>>> multi-warhead (MIRV) situation. There have been some links in the past >>>> between NK and Iran, so if NK ends up being successful, Iran would >>>> likely be quick to follow. >>>> >>>> None of this is any good. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Kurt Fankhauser >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm starting to get worried if the US tries to punish China for North >>>>> Korea >>>>> what does this mean for wireless radios that are made in China? Will we >>>>> not >>>>> be able to import them anymore? We rely quite a bit on products made in >>>>> China for our everyday lives. I use alot of Ubiquiti products and if i >>>>> can >>>>> no longer get those my WISP operations would be severely crippled... >>> >>> >>> >> >
