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  "path": "/2026/06/pentagon-inks-pair-of-rare-earth-mineral-loans-for-1-2-billion/",
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  "site": "https://breakingdefense.com",
  "tags": [
    "Pentagon",
    "Congress",
    "Energy Fuels",
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  "textContent": "“You can dream all day long about scaling [weapons production but] if you don’t have germanium, gallium, and rare earths, it is a pipe dream,” said Michael Cadenazzi, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.",
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