European democracies, threatened by Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine and Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland, are embarking on historic changes in their defense posture. But China’s grip on the supply of tungsten, gallium and other vital raw materials threatens their plans.
Illustration by Nate Kitch
Over 40 years at a sprawling ammunition factory in northern Denmark, there were few positions Ole Jakobsen did not hold.
Rummaging through a tray of discarded bullets at his kitchen table in the nearby village of Elling, Jakobsen recalls how, early on in his long tenure, he operated a large hydraulic pressing machine to punch cartridge casings out of small brass discs.
Ole Jakobsen at the old Elling ammunition factory in northern Denmark. Image provided by Ole Jakobsen.
He then moved to
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