Technology Metals Summit April 21 – 22, 2013

Byron W. KingAgora Financial, LLC

Editor, Energy & Scarcity InvestorEditor, Outstanding InvestmentsEditor, Military Technology Alert

www.agorafinancial.com

Rare Earths and… – Energy Weapons –

Pres. Ronald Reagan…Strategic Defense Initiative

Hey… SDI Works!

What Does SDI Tech Mean for RE Miners?

First, Let’s Look Back at500 Years of Gunpowder

Big Guns Make forComplex Mechanical Engineering

Putting Ordnance Downrange Requires…

Gunpowder

Gunpowder Is Dangerous

Get Rid of the GunpowderBAE Systems Rail Gun

Electromagnetic Rail Gun:Velocity and Range

Rail Gun Projectiles

Now Try This: HPM“High Powered Microwave”

aka… E-Bomb

High Powered Microwave“E-Bomb”

Directed Energy:Navy Laser Weapons

Counter Asymmetric Threats

Deployed Directed Energy

Dazzling Lasers

Change How We Build Ships– “Expeditionary Systems” –

E-WepsChange Everything…

• Intel & ROE• Command & Control• OTH Targeting• Battle Management• Damage Assessment• Much More…

What Does This Star Trek Tech Require?

• Power Generation & Management

• Electrical Storage• Electronics• Magnets• Optics• Lots More…

How Can Defense Departments & Ministries Ensure Secure RE Supply?

Procurement Policy: Require Contractors to Specify SOURCE of RE/Critical Materials, Down to Mine and Process-Level.

Yes, There’s MORE!!!

But I Don’t Want to Have to Kill You.

LET’S MOVE ON…To the Rest of Our Day!