Pentagon Loses Control of Bombs to China Metal Monopoly
By Peter Robison and Gopal Ratnam - Sep 29, 2010 4:49 PM MT

A senior manager at a company that churns out metals routinely used in U.S. smart bombs pauses in mid-sentence when his phone rings: a Wall Street stockbroker looking for information. He makes a note to have an assistant call back -- someone who is fluent in English, not just Chinese.

“It’s a seller’s market now,â€