AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoRare-Earth Security: The U.S. House passed the DOMINANCE Act (H.R. 7037) to break China’s near-total grip on rare-earth processing, using allied networks to diversify extraction and processing for defense and manufacturing. AI Export Controls: Anthropic cut off foreign access to its most advanced AI models after a U.S. order, underscoring how frontier AI is becoming a strategic, export-controlled asset. Missile Industrial Bottleneck: A new CSIS report says solid rocket motors are a bottleneck as the Pentagon ramps interceptor production—targets are far above what the current industrial base can deliver. Defense Supply Chain Readiness: The same missile push highlights broader readiness gaps in U.S. munitions production capacity. Food Supply Disruption: Nara Organics recalled its whole milk organic powdered infant formula nationwide after a multistate infant botulism outbreak tied to the product. Consumer Protein Crunch: Whey protein shortages are driving record prices as food makers add protein to everything from cereals to snacks, straining dairy supply. Connected-Vehicle Trade Fight: U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to block Chinese-connected vehicles from entering via Canada and Mexico over data and security risks.
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