We must maintain a stockpile of strategic materials, but the $8.5 billion we have acquired--for reasons both good and bad--is much more than we need; and we should be empowered to dispose of the excess in ways which will not cause market disruption.
Kennedy discusses the need to manage the stockpile of strategic materials effectively to avoid market disruption.
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