aldhissla

Your point is valid but less relevant. Lithium is an alkali metal found in different sources than rare earths, with Australia and South America producing the most.

Rare earths are expensive to refine which is why western mines and refineries have been outcompeted by China. If we were to subsidise local production we’d have an abundance, e.g. from Scandinavia.

Swiss here

fwiw, “section” means platoon in French.

it’s not that rare to get a male-only platoon, a company on the other hand…