Abstract The escalating trade frictions between the United States and China, particularly through the proposed imposition of 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, directly confront the structural dependencies embedded within America‘s defense and aerospace sectors on critical minerals such as rare earth elements. This analysis addresses the core problem of how such tariff escalations exacerbate supply … Leggi tutto The Proposed 100% US Tariffs on China: Rare Earth Dependencies and Vulnerabilities in American Defense and Aerospace Supply Chains, 2025