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The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here’s why the medical world is worried. (www.nbcnews.com)

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Privatizing the US national helium reserve. Gonna laugh when in a few years the government of another nation ends up owning it. Helium is dwindling finite resource that key technological infrastructure relies upon.

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[-] blobjim@hexbear.net 60 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The article says it will probably owned by a German company, Messer Group. Germany and helium... 🤔

During the Nazi era, the Messer-led company benefited considerably from the regime's arms production, employed forced laborers and was a supplier for the V2 production and the Wehrmacht.[1] In the denazification process, Messer, who had been a member of the since 1933, was classified as a follower in 1948

oh, right.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Messer

Also, can't wait for this to make people's medical treatment even more expensive! Exciting times! Thanks Joe Biden!