Critical minerals for the defence industry and national security: Interview with Adam Burstein

Adam Burstein, Technical Director for Strategic and Critical Materials, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of Defense; Bryan Bille, Policy and Geopolitical Principal - Benchmark (Chair)

In this Power Players interview, Bryan Bille, policy and geopolitical principal at Benchmark, sat down with Adam Burstein, the Technical Director for Strategic and Critical Materials in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defence for Industrial Base Policy within the U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) to discuss US critical mineral needs for military applications, the merits of stockpiling and price support mechanisms and the need to build integrated, ex-China permanent magnet supply chains amid geopolitical tensions.