Russia's Uranium Gambit: A Wake-Up Call for U.S. Energy Independence

Last week the United States authorized the use of American-made long-range missiles by Ukraine against Russia which the Russian government says risks escalation to a nuclear conflict in the almost three-year-old war. The Russian government reacted by announcing an unnerving shift in nuclear doctrine. It also announced reductions in uranium exports to the United States. By how much and for how long, the government did not say. In light of what can only be seen as a proxy war in Ukraine between the United States along with its NATO allies and the…