Rare Earth Elements, Global Power | WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook

Rare Earth Elements, Global Power | WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook

rare earth elements with astonishing and obscure qualities that are essential to everything from cell phones and hybrid cars, to wind turbines and guided missiles.

But the catch is that China has quietly cornered the market on 97 percent of rare earth. Basically all of it. That’s power. It’s an incredible story, with bracing implications.