L. Harold Bullis, James E Mielke, L Harold Bullis

Strategic And Critical Materials

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Much attention has been focused on U.S. dependency on imports for supplies of strategic minerals and materials. There is alarm about the extent of that dependency and about the possibility that U.S. economic, political, and strategic decisions might be unduly influenced by arbitrary actions of foreign suppliers. In addition, there is concern that t

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis; Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9780367304287
• ISBN-10: 0367304287
• Artikelnr.: 71848582

Autorenporträt

L. Harold Bullis, formerly a specialist in science and technology and head of the Geosciences, Materials, and Industrial Technology Section of the Science Policy Research Division of the Congressional Research Service, is currently a private consultant. James E. Mielke is a specialist in earth and marine sciences and is head of the Geosciences, Materials, and Industrial Technology Section of the Science Policy Research Division of the Congressional Research Service, U.S. Library of Congress.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Materials and the Economy
The Global Distribution and Production of Raw Materials
The International Flow of Materials
Strategic and Critical Minerals and Materials in the United States
U.S. Materials Import Dependency and Vulnerability
Approaches to Reducing U.S. Materials Import Vulnerability
Problems Associated with Materials Supply and Demand
The Need for a National Policy for Materials