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With less than 30 days until the antimony export ban announced by China takes effect, the United States is facing an unprecedented "test."

This is no joke. Do you know what antimony is? Don't underestimate it. It is an "industrial vitamin" and is very important to the US military. From ammunition to infrared sensors, without antimony, the US military's high-tech equipment will "strike".

China played the rare earth card many years ago, which kept the Pentagon awake at night. This time, it directly issued an antimony ban, which is a "big move" that is about to be implemented.

The U.S. military not only needs antimony to produce ammunition and nuclear weapons, but also top fighter jets such as the F35 and F22.To put it bluntly, without antimony, the US military's equipment research and development would be almost paralyzed.

The distribution data of global antimony mines show that 70% are concentrated in China, Russia, Bolivia and Kyrgyzstan. China alone has 350,000 tons of reserves, while the United States has almost none.

The U.S. military relies on China for antimony imports. If it really imports from other countries, it will probably be out of luck. Especially Russia. The relationship between the U.S. and Russia is a long-standing issue. It seems that it is too much to want to get antimony from Russia.