Executive Orders Can't Build Industrial Systems: America's Rare Earth Reality Check

President Trump's executive order tightens procurement enforcement to end waivers for Chinese rare earth magnets, marking a strategic policy shift. However, the U.S. remains industrially unprepared to replace China in rare earth supply chain capabilities, with meaningful resilience unlikely before the mid-2030s without a large-scale, integrated industrial mobilisation.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Industrial.