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  • 美以疑用AI攻打伊朗 专家追问责任归属与道德底线 | 联合早报


    发布/2026年3月5日 07:46

    以色列和美军上周六先后从空中和海上对伊朗发动空袭。伊朗官员称,南部霍尔木兹甘省米纳布市的一所女子小学(图)中弹,造成50多名学生死亡,另有数十人受伤。 (路透社)

    一位权威专家周三说,疑似广泛使用人工智能(AI)来选择目标并对伊朗发动攻击引发了许多道德和法律问题,也令人担忧人类对战争机器的控制可能正在减弱。

    自发动军事行动以来,美国和以色列已对伊朗境内发动了数千次空袭,包括在战争首日(2月28日)那次击毙伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊的袭击。

    人工智能和机器人专家阿萨罗(Peter Asaro)星期三(3月4日)告诉法新社,美以两国似乎都利用人工智能技术识别伊朗境内的目标。他指出,此次行动的计划阶段似乎非常短,目标数量却很多。

    他说,虽然人工智能可以加快行动速度,但也引发了一系列道德和法律问题。

    这名纽约新学院媒体研究学院的副教授指出:“通过自动化流程,可以比人工更快地生成一份长长的目标清单。”但随之而来的伦理和法律问题是,“在授权之前,这些人究竟在多大程度上审查了已列出的具体目标,核实了它们的合法性和军事价值?”

    也是国际自动武器控制委员会联合创始人和核心成员的阿萨罗说:“所有这些系统的目的都是为了能够比敌人更快地做出决策并采取行动。但问题是,你真的还能控制正在发生的事情吗?”

    阿萨罗指出,目前没有简单的方法来评估这些系统的输出,也无法确定出错的原因。“如果真的出了问题,谁该负责?从法律角度如何界定?道德底线在哪里?”

    美以疑用AI攻打伊朗 专家追问责任归属与道德底线 | 联合早报

    发布/2026年3月5日 07:46

    以色列和美军上周六先后从空中和海上对伊朗发动空袭。伊朗官员称,南部霍尔木兹甘省米纳布市的一所女子小学(图)中弹,造成50多名学生死亡,另有数十人受伤。 (路透社)

    一位权威专家周三说,疑似广泛使用人工智能(AI)来选择目标并对伊朗发动攻击引发了许多道德和法律问题,也令人担忧人类对战争机器的控制可能正在减弱。

    自发动军事行动以来,美国和以色列已对伊朗境内发动了数千次空袭,包括在战争首日(2月28日)那次击毙伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊的袭击。

    人工智能和机器人专家阿萨罗(Peter Asaro)星期三(3月4日)告诉法新社,美以两国似乎都利用人工智能技术识别伊朗境内的目标。他指出,此次行动的计划阶段似乎非常短,目标数量却很多。

    他说,虽然人工智能可以加快行动速度,但也引发了一系列道德和法律问题。

    这名纽约新学院媒体研究学院的副教授指出:“通过自动化流程,可以比人工更快地生成一份长长的目标清单。”但随之而来的伦理和法律问题是,“在授权之前,这些人究竟在多大程度上审查了已列出的具体目标,核实了它们的合法性和军事价值?”

    也是国际自动武器控制委员会联合创始人和核心成员的阿萨罗说:“所有这些系统的目的都是为了能够比敌人更快地做出决策并采取行动。但问题是,你真的还能控制正在发生的事情吗?”

    阿萨罗指出,目前没有简单的方法来评估这些系统的输出,也无法确定出错的原因。“如果真的出了问题,谁该负责?从法律角度如何界定?道德底线在哪里?”

  • 特朗普称将很快对得克萨斯州共和党参议院初选进行背书


    2026年3月4日 18:27 UTC / 路透社

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    3月4日(路透社)——美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周三表示,他将很快对得克萨斯州参议院席位的共和党初选进行背书,并呼吁未获其背书的候选人立即退出竞选。

    这一宣布之际,美国参议员约翰·科宁(John Cornyn)和得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿(Ken Paxton)正进入共和党提名的决胜选举。

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    Trump says he will make endorsement in Republican Texas Senate primary soon

    March 4, 2026 6:27 PM UTC / Reuters

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    March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ​on Wednesday said ‌he would make an endorsement ​soon in ​the Republican primary for ⁠the Texas ​Senate seat and ​called for the candidate he does ​not endorse ​to immediately drop out ‌of ⁠the race.

    The announcement comes as U.S. Senator John ​Cornyn ​and ⁠Texas Attorney General Ken ​Paxton head ​into ⁠a runoff election for ⁠the ​Republican nomination.

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  • 特朗普政府司法部试图限制针对其律师的道德调查


    2026年3月4日 下午6:41 UTC / 安德鲁·古兹沃德报道

    华盛顿,3月4日(路透社) – 据周三提交的一项拟议规则显示,美国司法部正试图限制各州对其律师所谓不当行为展开的道德调查。该规则将保护那些为特朗普总统议程服务的检察官。

    该提案将赋予美国司法部长审查针对现任或前任司法部律师的不当行为指控的权力,并要求各州层面的纪律机构暂停此类调查。

    图片说明: 美国司法部长帕姆·邦迪于2026年2月11日在华盛顿特区国会山出席众议院司法委员会关于司法部监督情况的听证会。路透社/肯特·西村/资料图片

    通过拖延此类审查,司法部长可能会拖延任何此类调查。

    该提案针对的是律师协会和类似专业组织(而非政府实体)的行为,这些组织调查律师所谓的不道德行为,并考虑诸如吊销律师执照等处罚措施。

    例如,华盛顿的一个律师道德小组去年建议,特朗普第一任期内的司法部高级官员杰弗里·克拉克因不诚实行为应被吊销律师执照。

    克拉克曾试图促使司法部参与特朗普基于虚假的大规模选民欺诈指控推翻其2020年选举失利的失败尝试。克拉克否认有不当行为。哥伦比亚特区上诉法院将对吊销执照的决定做出最终裁决。

    根据新提案,在司法部长审查完成之前,现任或前任司法部律师不得协助州级调查。

    特朗普任命的司法部长帕姆·邦迪已签署该规则草案,该草案将于周四开始接受为期30天的公众意见征询,之后才能生效。

    自特朗普去年重返总统职位以来,数名现任和前任司法部律师因相关行为面临外部团体的道德投诉,其中包括该部门的特赦律师埃德·马丁,以及曾对特朗普对手詹姆斯·科米和莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯提起刑事诉讼(后被法院驳回)的前检察官林赛·哈利根。

    司法部官员批评针对特朗普盟友的州级纪律调查。

    “我们将尽一切努力将这些‘激进律师协会’排除在调查之外,”特朗普的前私人律师、司法部副部长托德·布兰奇在11月由联邦党人协会保守法律组织举办的会议上表示。

    该规则提案称,律师协会调查是“将政府武器化以针对特朗普及其盟友”的一部分,且可能“抑制部门律师代表美国、其机构及其官员进行的积极辩护”。

    该规则提案不会赋予司法部完全终止州律师协会纪律调查的权力。根据该提案,州律师协会当局不必服从司法部内部调查结果。

    美国所有州均有禁止利益冲突、不诚实或其他职业违规行为的律师职业道德规则。

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    Trump Justice Department aims to limit ethics probes into its lawyers

    March 4, 2026 6:41 PM UTC / By Andrew Goudsward

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to constrain ethics investigations ​conducted at the state level into alleged misconduct by its lawyers, according to a proposed rule ‌submitted on Wednesday that would shield prosecutors pursuing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

    The proposal would give the U.S. attorney general the right to review misconduct allegations against current or former Justice Department attorneys and request that disciplinary authorities at the state level suspend their investigations.

    U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

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    That would mean that ​the attorney general, by dragging out such a review, could stall any such investigation.

    The proposal takes aim ​at the actions of bar associations and similar professional organizations, not government entities, that investigate alleged ⁠unethical conduct by lawyers and consider actions such as disbarment, which involves revoking a license to practice law.

    For instance, ​an attorney ethics panel in Washington recommended last year that Jeffrey Clark, a senior Justice Department official during Trump’s first term ​as president, be disbarred for conduct involving dishonesty.

    Clark sought to enlist the Justice Department in Trump’s failed attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss based on false claims of widespread voter fraud. Clark has denied wrongdoing. A District of Columbia appeals court will make the ​final determination on disbarment.

    Under the new proposal, current or former Justice Department lawyers would be prohibited from assisting state-level investigations ​until the attorney general’s review is finished.

    Attorney General Pam Bondi, a Trump appointee, already has signed the draft rule, which will be ‌open ⁠for public comment for 30 days starting on Thursday before it can go into effect.

    Several current and former Justice Department lawyers are facing ethics complaints from outside groups for actions taken since Trump returned to the presidency last year. They include Ed Martin, the department’s pardon attorney, and Lindsey Halligan, a former prosecutor who brought criminal charges – later thrown out of court – ​against Trump adversaries James Comey ​and Letitia James.

    Justice Department officials ⁠have criticized state-level disciplinary investigations targeting Trump allies.

    “We’re going to do everything we can to take these activist bars out of the picture,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former personal ​lawyer for Trump, said during a November conference run by the Federalist Society conservative ​legal group.

    The proposed ⁠rule alleges that bar investigations are part of an effort to weaponize government against Trump and his allies, and risk “chilling the zealous advocacy by department attorneys on behalf of the United States, its agencies and its officers.”

    The proposed rule would not ⁠give the ​Justice Department the authority to outright end a state bar disciplinary investigation. ​State bar authorities do not have to defer to Justice Department internal findings under the proposal.

    All U.S. states maintain attorney ethics rules that prohibit misconduct ​such as conflicts of interest, dishonesty or other professional breaches.

    Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; Editing by David Bario and Will Dunham

  • 特朗普向参议院提名美联储主席沃什


    2026年3月4日 下午5:09 UTC / 路透社 / 安·萨菲尔报道

    2017年5月8日,美国纽约市,胡佛研究所经济学研究员、斯坦福大学商学院讲师凯文·沃什在 Sohn 投资会议上发言。 路透社/布伦丹·麦克德米德/资料图片 [购买授权,新标签页打开]

    • 摘要
    • 在司法部调查鲍威尔期间,参议员蒂利斯反对美联储提名
    • 经济数据和伊朗冲突使降息野心复杂化
    • 特朗普长期寻求降息,批评美联储主席鲍威尔

    3月4日(路透社)- 白宫表示,总统唐纳德·特朗普周三正式提名前美联储理事凯文·沃什(Kevin Warsh)为美国央行下一任主席,使总统距离任命一位倾向降息的美联储主席更近一步。

    但沃什重返美联储的道路,以及一旦被确认为美联储主席后实施特朗普希望的降息政策,都面临巨大障碍。

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    根据白宫通知,沃什将在杰罗姆·鲍威尔的领导任期于5月15日结束后接任美联储主席职位,目前该职位由美联储理事斯蒂芬·米拉恩(Stephen Miran)担任。米拉恩同样是特朗普任命的官员,自去年9月加入美联储以来一直是降息的主要倡导者。

    特朗普曾多次公开抨击鲍威尔未能迅速或大幅降息,并表示支持降低借贷成本将是任何美联储主席候选人的必要条件。沃什表示,他认为人工智能推动的生产率增长为在不引发通胀的情况下降息创造了空间。

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    预计由共和党控制的参议院银行委员会将推进确认听证会,其共和党成员表示认为沃什资质出众,是该职位的理想人选。

    然而,其中一名共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯(Thom Tillis)承诺,只要司法部对鲍威尔去年夏天就美联储在华盛顿的大楼翻新工程向委员会作证的调查仍在进行中,他就会阻挠任何美联储提名。

    蒂利斯称,这项调查是荒谬的,等同于对美联储政治独立性的威胁,而美联储的政治独立性被广泛认为是其控制通胀和引导经济走向健康的关键。如果没有蒂利斯的支持,委员会中微弱的共和党多数派无法推翻民主党的统一反对。

    “凯文·沃什不过是唐纳德·特朗普在美联储的傀儡,

    Trump sends Fed chair Warsh nomination to Senate

    March 4, 2026 5:09 PM UTC / Reuters / By Ann Saphir

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    • Summary
    • Senator Tillis opposes Fed nomination amid DOJ probe of Powell
    • Economic data and Iran conflict complicate rate cut ambitions
    • Trump has long sought rate cuts, criticized Fed chair Powell

    March 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday officially nominated former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to be the ‌U.S. central bank’s next chair, the White House said, putting the president one step closer to installing a rate-cut-friendly Fed chief.

    But there are big hurdles both to Warsh’s path back to the Fed and, once confirmed as Fed chair, his way forward to delivering the rate cuts ​Trump wants.

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    Warsh, who would take over from Jerome Powell after his leadership term ends on May 15, would ​occupy the seat currently held by Fed Governor Stephen Miran, the White House notice shows. Miran, also ⁠a Trump appointee, has been a leading advocate for interest-rate cuts since joining the Fed in September.

    Trump, who frequently and publicly ​rails against Powell for not cutting rates quickly or deeply enough, had said he would make support for lower borrowing ​costs a condition for any Fed chair candidate. Warsh has indicated that he feels productivity growth driven by artificial intelligence creates an opening for reducing interest rates without stoking inflation.

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    The Republican-controlled Senate Banking Committee is expected to move forward with a confirmation hearing, and its Republican members have ​said they see Warsh as well qualified and a good pick for the job.

    One of them, however, Republican Senator Thom Tillis, has ​promised to block any Fed nomination as long as a Department of Justice investigation into Powell regarding his testimony to the panel last ‌summer about ⁠central bank building renovations in Washington remains open.

    Tillis says the probe is frivolous and amounts to a threat to the Fed’s political independence, widely considered essential to its ability to keep inflation under control and steer the economy to a healthy footing. Without Tillis’ vote, the committee’s slim Republican majority does not have the power to override unified Democratic opposition.

    “Kevin Warsh would be nothing more ​than Donald Trump’s sock puppet ​at the Fed,

  • 特朗普权衡冲突后美国在伊朗的角色,白宫称


    2026年3月4日 晚上7:25 UTC / 路透社

    华盛顿,3月4日(路透社) – 白宫周三表示,总统唐纳德·特朗普正在与其顾问讨论,在军事行动之后美国可能在伊朗扮演何种角色,同时美国情报部门正在监测有关伊朗已故最高领袖之子穆贾塔巴·哈梅内伊已成为其继任者热门人选的报道。

    “我们当然也看到了这些报道,这是我们的情报机构正在关注的事情。事实上,我们将不得不拭目以待,”新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特告诉记者。

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    阿亚图拉阿里·哈梅内伊的儿子穆贾塔巴在与精英革命卫队建立密切联系并在宗教机构中建立影响力多年后,已成为其已故父亲伊朗最高领袖职位的热门继任者。

    利维特补充说,特朗普正在积极考虑并与其国家安全团队讨论,一旦行动结束,华盛顿可能在伊朗未来扮演的角色,但目前的主要重点是军事行动的成功。

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    利维特还为美以联合空袭伊朗的美国目标进行辩护,尽管有批评称华盛顿未能提供伊朗对美国构成直接迫在眉睫威胁的证据,同时她补充说,特朗普认为美国人民支持这场战争。

    “发动这次行动的决定是基于伊朗对美国累积产生的各种直接威胁,”利维特说。

    “再次强调,这是一个流氓恐怖政权,47年来一直威胁着美国、我们的盟友和我们的人民,美国人民足够聪明,能够明白这一点,”利维特说。

    特朗普拒绝了以色列推动美国卷入冲突的说法,因为他的政府给出了不同的解释,并面临一些支持者和民主党人的批评,他们指责他发动了一场“选择战争”。

    本周早些时候发布的路透社/益普索民调显示,只有四分之一的美国人支持美国对伊朗发动的空袭——这场空袭已使中东陷入混乱,而约一半——包括四分之一的共和党人——认为特朗普过于愿意使用军事力量。

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    Trump weighing US role in Iran after conflict, White House says

    March 4, 2026 7:25 PM UTC / Reuters

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is discussing with his advisors what role the U.S could have in Iran after ​the military campaign while U.S. intelligence is monitoring reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, the ‌son of Iran’s slain supreme leader, has emerged as a frontrunner to succeed him, the White House said on Wednesday.

    “We’ve seen those reports as well, of course, and this is something that our intelligence agencies ​in looking at. We The truth is, we’ll have to wait and see,” ​press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

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    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has emerged as the frontrunner ⁠to succeed his late father as Iran’s supreme leader after years spent forging close ​ties with the elite Revolutionary Guards and building influence in the clerical establishment.

    Leavitt added that Trump ​was actively considering and discussing with his national security team what role Washington may have in Iran’s future once the operation is over but the primary focus at the moment was the success of the ​military operation.

    Item 1 of 2 People walk past damaged buildings following a strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

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    Leavitt also defended the U.S. goals of the joint Israeli-U.S. air war against Iran amid criticism ​that Washington has failed to provide evidence for the imminent threat that Tehran posed directly for the ‌United States, ⁠while adding that Trump believed that the American people supported the war.

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    “This decision to launch this operation is based on a cumulative effect of various direct threats that Iran posed to the United States of America,” Leavitt said.

    “Again, this is a rogue terrorist regime that has ​been threatening the United ​States, our allies ⁠and our people for 47 years and the American people are smart enough to know that,” Leavitt said.

    Trump has rejected suggestions that Israel ​pushed the U.S. into the conflict, as his administration gave varying accounts ​and faced ⁠criticism from some supporters and Democrats who accused him of launching a “war of choice.”

    A Reuters/Ipsos poll released earlier this week showed that only one in four Americans approves of U.S. strikes on ⁠Iran that ​have plunged the Middle East into chaos, while about ​half — including one in four Republicans — believe Trump is too willing to use military force.

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  • 美国将向参议员通报得州无人机事件的机密情况


    2026年3月4日 16:21 UTC / 路透社

    华盛顿,3月4日(路透社) – 参议员向路透社透露,美国官员将于周三向关键参议员举行机密简报会,此前得州发生两起涉及政府无人机的事件,促使联邦航空管理局(FAA)关闭了飞机空域。

    2月25日,美军误击了一架政府无人机,使用的是基于激光的反无人机系统,这促使FAA扩大了得州汉考克堡附近的禁飞区域。

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    2月18日,FAA表示将暂停得州附近埃尔帕索机场10天内的所有航班,但在约8小时后反转决定并解除了这一禁令。FAA采取这一行动是由于海关与边境保护局在墨西哥边境附近使用高能激光系统应对无人机威胁。

    “我要求举行机密简报会,因为我想确切了解发生了什么,”得州共和党籍参议院商务委员会主席特德·克鲁兹告诉路透社。

    国会助手称,来自FAA、五角大楼和国土安全部官员的简报仅限于三个关键委员会的最高级别共和党人和民主党人参加。

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    参议院商务委员会高级民主党人玛丽亚·坎特韦尔参议员表示,无人机袭击问题的重要性日益增加,但强调军方和FAA需要协调行动。

    “我希望我们能听到他们提出更好的计划,以解决未来的类似问题。但环境正在变化,”坎特韦尔说。

    五角大楼拒绝对简报会置评。

    路透社此前报道,埃尔帕索机场关闭是由于FAA担心激光反无人机系统的使用,而该机构同意在五角大楼同意推迟进一步测试(等待FAA安全审查)的情况下解除对埃尔帕索的限制。

    一名国会助手向路透社透露,海关与边境保护局在2月部署了激光技术击落四架涉嫌与贩毒集团有关的无人机,尽管FAA曾警告称该技术在商业航班附近使用尚未被认定为安全,且相关机构表示该激光系统此前从未在国内部署过。

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    US to hold classified briefing for senators on Texas drone incidents

    March 4, 2026 4:21 PM UTC / Reuters

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. officials will give key senators a classified briefing ​on Wednesday after two incidents in Texas involving government drones that prompted the ‌Federal Aviation Administration to close airspace to airplanes, senators told Reuters.

    The U.S. military on February 25 errantly shot down a government drone with a laser-based anti-drone system, which prompted the FAA to expand an ​area where flights are barred around Fort Hancock, Texas.

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    On February 18, the FAA ​said it was halting all flights for 10 days at the ⁠airport in nearby El Paso, Texas, only to reverse course and lift its order after ​about eight hours. The FAA action had been prompted by the use of the high-energy ​laser system by the Customs and Border Protection agency near the Mexican border to address drone threats.

    “I asked for the classified briefing because I want to understand exactly what’s happened,” Senate Commerce Committee ​chair Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, told Reuters.

    The briefing, from officials at the FAA, ​Pentagon and Homeland Security Department, is limited to the top Republicans and Democrats on three key ‌committees, congressional ⁠aides said.

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    Senator Maria Cantwell, top Democrat on the Commerce Committee, said the issue of drone attacks has taken on increasing importance but emphasized the need for the military and FAA to coordinate.

    “I hope we’re going to hear from them some better plan how ​we try to address ​these things in ⁠the future. But the environment is changing,” Cantwell said.

    The Pentagon declined to comment on the briefing.

    Reuters reported the El Paso closure stemmed from FAA ​concerns about the use of the laser-based anti-drone system and that the agency agreed ​to drop ⁠its restrictions around El Paso if the Pentagon agreed to delay further testing pending an FAA safety review.

    CBP deployed the laser technology in February to take down four suspected cartel ⁠drones, ​despite warnings from the FAA that the technology had ​not been deemed safe to use in the same vicinity as commercial flights, a congressional aide told Reuters, adding ​agencies had said the laser had never before been deployed domestically.

    Reporting by David Shepardson Editing by Peter Graff

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  • 独家:大型科技集团向五角大楼的赫格塞斯表示,他们对将 Anthropic 列为供应链风险感到“关切”


    2026年3月4日 美国东部时间下午6:45 / 路透社

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    3月4日(路透社) – 周三,一个大型科技行业组织向美国国防部长彼得·赫格塞斯表达了对其将人工智能公司 Anthropic 列为供应链风险的担忧,称此举为可能威胁军方获取最佳产品和服务的企业制造了不确定性。

    “我们对有关国防部考虑针对采购纠纷实施供应链风险认定的最新报道表示关切,”信息技术产业委员会(该组织成员包括英伟达(NVDA.O)、亚马逊(AMZN.O)和苹果(AAPL.O))在周三发出的一封信中表示,信中并未直接点名 Anthropic。

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    上周,在与 Anthropic 就军方使用的 Claude 工具的技术监管问题进行了数周激烈争议后,总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布对该公司实施联邦机构范围的禁令,并设定六个月的逐步淘汰期,赫格塞斯则下令五角大楼供应商从供应链中清除 Anthropic 珍贵的人工智能工具。

    周三发送给赫格塞斯的这封信还指出,这一认定“可能破坏政府获取美国公司提供的一流产品和服务的渠道,这些公司服务于联邦政府的所有机构和部门。”

    美国国防部未立即回应置评请求。

    这封信是 Anthropic 首次获得科技行业的重要支持,该行业包括其投资者、供应商和客户。

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    Exclusive: Big Tech group tells Pentagon’s Hegseth they are ‘concerned’ about declaring Anthropic a supply-chain risk

    March 4, 2026 6:45 PM UTC / Reuters

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    March 4 (Reuters) – A Big Tech industry group on ​Wednesday expressed concern to U.S. Secretary of Defense ‌Pete Hegseth about his declaring AI company Anthropic a supply-chain risk, saying it creates uncertainty for companies that could threaten the military’s ​access to the best products and services.

    “We are concerned ​by recent reports regarding the Department of War’s ⁠consideration of imposing a supply chain risk designation in ​response to a procurement dispute,” the Information Technology Industry Council, ​whose members include Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab, Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab and Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab, said in a letter dated Wednesday that did not directly name Anthropic.

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    Last week, capping off a ​heated weeks-long dispute with Anthropic over technology guardrails on ​Claude tools used by the military, President Donald Trump announced a federal ‌agency-wide ⁠ban on the company with a six-month phaseout period and Hegseth ordered Pentagon suppliers to purge Anthropic’s prized AI tools from their supply chains.

    The letter, sent to Hegseth on ​Wednesday, also stated ​that the ⁠declaration threatens “to undermine the government’s access to the best-in-class products and services from American companies ​that serve all agencies and components of the ​federal ⁠government.”

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    The Department of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    The letter is the first significant support Anthropic ⁠has ​seen from the tech industry, a ​group of companies that includes its investors, suppliers and customers.

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  • 古巴指控6名嫌疑人涉嫌恐怖主义,涉美国国旗快艇致命枪击事件


    2026年3月4日 / 美国东部时间上午11:53 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社

    古巴周三表示,已对6名嫌疑人提起恐怖主义指控,称这些人登上了一艘悬挂佛罗里达州旗帜的快艇,据称该快艇在古巴北海岸附近海域向士兵开火。

    检察院在一份声明中表示,这些具有古巴血统的嫌疑人仍被拘留,等待预审,该机构补充称,将确保”正当法律程序”,同时继续”捍卫我国人民和国家机构”。

    古巴政府此前称,船上有10名来自美国的武装古巴人在试图渗透该岛实施恐怖主义行为时开火。古巴方面表示,古巴士兵进行了回击,造成4名嫌疑人死亡。

    然而,白宫上周向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻确认,至少有一名美国人是四名遇难者之一。这一消息最初由Axios报道。

    除了一名被杀害的美国公民外,一名美国官员向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻证实,至少还有一名美国公民在被捕者中。该官员表示,船上至少有一人持有K-1签证(允许公民的未婚夫前往美国结婚),其他人据信是美国合法永久居民,但具体人数尚不清楚。

    根据该官员的说法以及佛罗里达州门罗县警长办公室的事件报告,船主指控该船被一名员工盗窃。

    古巴政府公布了据称从船上找到的物品,包括十几件大功率武器、超过12,800发弹药和11把手枪。

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    武器:古巴当局称,在致命对峙后从古巴水域一艘快艇上缴获的武器于2026年2月27日在哈瓦那展出。美联社照片/Ramon Espinosa

    首席检察官爱德华·罗伯特·坎贝尔告诉美联社,恐怖主义指控可能面临最高30年监禁,甚至死刑,尽管古巴自2003年以来一直暂停执行死刑。

    事件中一名遇难者的兄弟表示,他的兄弟痴迷于推翻古巴政府。

    米萨埃尔·奥尔特加·卡萨诺瓦(Misael Ortega Casanova)是迈克尔·奥尔特加·卡萨诺瓦(Michael Ortega Casanova)的兄弟,他向美联社表示,他的兄弟陷入了一个”痴迷且邪恶”的追求,试图将古巴从共产主义政府中解放出来。在美国的古巴人和古巴裔美国人长期以来一直抗议现古巴政府,并指责该岛领导层侵犯人权。

    “他们变得如此痴迷,以至于根本不考虑后果或自己的生命,”卡萨诺瓦谈到他的兄弟和船上其他人时说道。

    Cuba charges 6 suspects with terrorism over fatal shooting involving U.S.-flagged speedboat

    March 4, 2026 / 11:53 AM EST / CBS/AP

    Cuba said Wednesday it has filed terrorism charges against six suspects it claims were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that is alleged to have opened fire on soldiers in waters off the island’s north coast.

    The Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that the suspects of Cuban origin remain in pretrial detention, adding that it will ensure “due process” as it continues to act “in defense of our people and the country’s institutions.”

    The government has said 10 heavily armed Cubans from the U.S. who were on board the boat opened fire as they tried to infiltrate the island to commit acts of terrorism. It said that Cuban soldiers returned fire, killing four suspects.

    However, the White House confirmed to CBS News last week that at least one American was one of the four people killed. The news was first reported by Axios.

    In addition to the American citizen who was killed, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News that at least one U.S. citizen was also among those arrested. At least one of the boat’s occupants had a K-1 visa, the official said, which allows a citizen’s fiancé to travel to the U.S. to get married, and others are believed to be legal permanent residents of the U.S., although it was not clear how many.

    According to the official and an incident report from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, the boat’s owner alleged that the vessel had been stolen by an employee.

    The Cuban government unveiled items said to have been found on the boat, including a dozen high-powered weapons, more than 12,800 pieces of ammunition and 11 pistols.

    Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a deadly confrontation are displayed in Havana, Feb. 27, 2026. AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

    Chief prosecutor Edward Robert Campbell has told The Associated Press that terrorism charges carry a possible sentence of up to 30 years in prison or even the death penalty, although Cuba has maintained a moratorium on the latter since 2003.

    The brother of one of the men who was killed in the incident said his sibling was fixated on overthrowing Cuba’s government.

    Misael Ortega Casanova, brother of Michael Ortega Casanova, told the AP that his brother had fallen into an “obsessive and diabolical” quest to free Cuba from its communist government. Cubans in the United States and Cuban Americans have long protested the current Cuban government, and accused the island’s leadership of human rights violations.

    “They became so obsessed that they didn’t think about the consequences nor their own lives,” Casanova said of his brother and the other men who were aboard the boat.

  • 新闻


    伊朗称一所女子学校遭致命空袭,以下是我们已知的情况。

    2026-03-04T12:10:00-0500 / CBS新闻

    周二,伊朗城市米纳布的哀悼者聚集起来,为受害者举行葬礼。伊朗当局称,这是一起空袭事件,他们指责以色列和美国是幕后黑手。

    美国和以色列均未承认对此次袭击负责。以色列军方发言人告诉CBS新闻,他们尚未”发现与我方行动有任何关联”。国防部长皮特·赫格斯塔斯和国务卿马尔科·卢比奥表示,五角大楼正在进行调查。

    伊朗当局称,在伊朗南部霍尔木兹甘省米纳布发生的爆炸事件发生在周六战争第一天,是目前冲突中报告的最大单一平民伤亡事件。伊朗卫生官员和国家媒体称,多达175人死亡,其中大多数是7至12岁的女学生。

    国际新闻机构的记者无法不受限制地进入事发地点,以独立核实伤亡人数或事件情况。伊朗当局要求希望在德黑兰以外报道的外国媒体组织必须获得明确批准。

    以下是我们目前所知的情况:

    事件相关素材


    一段从停车场拍摄的视频显示,一栋装饰有蜡笔、儿童和苹果图案壁画的受损建筑冒出滚滚黑烟。

    CBS新闻已将该视频定位到米纳布的一栋建筑。伊朗媒体将其识别为Shajareh Tayyebeh小学。在伊朗,周六是正常的上学日。

    CBS新闻还证实,该建筑位于伊斯兰革命卫队控制的两个地点附近,包括IRGC塞义德·阿尔-舒达兵营。

    (图片说明:2026年2月28日,伊朗米纳布,人们在据称发生学校袭击后工作。阿巴斯·扎克里/ Mehr新闻社/WANA via Reuters)

    法新社报道称,由IRGC海军医疗指挥部监督的Shahid Absalan诊所距离事发地点780英尺。

    法新社无法独立核实停车场视频的拍摄日期。

    米纳布位于霍尔木兹海峡附近,这是世界上最重要的航运通道之一,特别是对石油和天然气运输而言。

    伊朗官方说法


    伊朗国家电视台和一名地方官员将该地点确认为米纳布的Shajareh Tayyebeh女子小学。

    伊朗称,总统马苏德·佩泽什基安所说的美国-以色列对该校的袭击造成170多人死亡。

    佩泽什基安在社交媒体上表示,”袭击学校就是打击一个国家的未来”,并补充说医院也遭到袭击。

    “公然将患者和儿童作为目标违反了人道主义原则,”他说,”世界必须谴责这种行为。我与悲痛的国家站在一起。伊朗不会对这些罪行保持沉默或屈服。”

    据国家媒体报道,周二伊朗为至少165名包括在所谓袭击中丧生的学生举行了葬礼。

    (图片说明:2026年3月2日,伊朗米纳布,伊朗媒体展示了为据称袭击学校的受害者准备的坟墓。伊朗外国媒体部/WANA/路透社提供)

    伊朗卫生部发言人侯赛因·克尔曼普尔在X平台上发文称,在学校遇难的数十人是”年轻的儿童烈士”。

    国家电视台播放了米纳布大量哀悼者为似乎是裹着白色裹尸布的尸体哭泣的画面。周二国家媒体发布的其他图片显示,人们正在准备覆盖伊朗国旗的棺材——一些棺材上有儿童照片。

    国家媒体分享的第三段视频显示,一大群人聚集在类似的棺材周围,波斯语字幕写道:”为米纳布遇难儿童祈祷”。

    另一张航拍照片显示挖掘机在一个身份不明的集体埋葬地点挖掘至少100个坟墓。

    法新社无法独立核实这些图片的拍摄日期,也无法进入该地点核实事件相关情况。

    五角大楼调查


    周三在新闻发布会上被BBC新闻问及所谓事件时,国防部长皮特·赫格斯塔斯表示五角大楼正在进行调查。

    “我只能说我们正在调查,而且我们当然从不以民用目标为打击对象,”赫格斯塔斯说,但没有详细说明。

    国务卿马尔科·卢比奥周一表示,美国不会有意以学校为目标。

    “美国不会故意以学校为目标。我们的目标是导弹,包括制造和发射导弹的能力,”他告诉记者。

    以色列称”未察觉”该地点发生袭击


    以色列军方发言人纳达夫·肖沙尼告诉CBS新闻,以色列国防军尚未”发现与我方行动有任何关联”,当被问及所谓的学校袭击时。

    当被CBS新闻记者马特·古特曼问及是否意味着所谓的学校袭击是伊朗的虚假信息时,肖沙尼表示他是在建议”在使用一个屠杀本国人民的政权所提供的信息时要谨慎”。

    肖沙尼还告诉记者:”目前我们没有意识到以色列或美国在那里发动了袭击。…我们正在极其精确地开展行动。”

    确保问责


    联合国人权事务负责人沃尔克·图尔克呼吁对此次袭击进行迅速、公正和彻底的调查。

    联合国人权办公室发言人拉维娜·尚达萨尼表示:”实施袭击的部队有责任对其进行调查。”

    总部位于挪威的人权组织Hengaw表示正在寻求受害者身份信息。该组织在一份声明中称,事件发生时,Shajare Tayyebeh学校正在举行上午课程,据报道当时有约170名学生在场。

    该人权组织称,袭击的目标据说是附近的伊斯兰革命卫队设施——新闻媒体无法独立核实这一说法。

    “Hengaw”组织表示:”在学校和公共空间附近建立和扩大军事设施使平民面临更高风险。”

    (图片说明:2026年3月2日,伊朗米纳布,伊朗媒体展示了为据称袭击学校的受害者准备的坟墓。伊朗外国媒体部/WANA/路透社提供)

    Iran says a girls’ school was hit by a deadly air strike. Here’s what we know.

    2026-03-04T12:10:00-0500 / CBS News

    Mourners gathered in the Iranian city of Minab on Tuesday for the funerals of victims of what Iranian authorities say was an air strike at a school they have blamed on Israel and the U.S.

    Neither the U.S. nor Israel has said it was behind the strike. An Israeli military spokesman told CBS News they had not “found any connection to our operations.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Pentagon was investigating.

    Iranian authorities said the explosion in Minab, in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, took place on the first day of the war on Saturday and is the largest single loss of civilian life so far reported in the conflict. Iranian health officials and state media say as many as 175 people were killed, most of them schoolgirls between the ages of 7 and 12 years old.

    Journalists from international news organizations have not had unfettered access to the location to independently verify the toll or the circumstances. Iranian authorities have to give explicit approval to foreign media organizations wishing to report outside Tehran.

    Here is what we know so far:

    Footage of alleged incident


    Footage filmed from a parking lot showed black smoke billowing from a damaged building adorned with murals featuring drawings of crayons, children and an apple.

    CBS News has geolocated the clip to a building in Minab. Iranian media identified the building as the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school. Saturdays are regular school days in Iran.

    CBS News has also confirmed the building was located in close proximity to two sites controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including the IRGC Seyyed Al-Shohada Barracks.

    People and rescue forces work following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026. Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News/WANA via Reuters

    The Shahid Absalan clinic, under the supervision of the IRGC navy’s medical command, lies 780 feet from the site, Agence France-Presse reported.

    AFP could not independently verify the date the footage from the parking lot was filmed.

    Minab is strategically located close to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes, especially for oil and gas.

    What Iran says


    Iranian state television and a local official identified the site as the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab.

    Iran has said more than 170 people were killed in what President Masoud Pezeshkian described as U.S.-Israeli strikes on the school.

    Pezeshkian said on social media that “attacks on schools target a nation’s future,” and that a hospital was also hit.

    “Targeting patients and children blatantly violates humanitarian principles,” he said. “The world must condemn it. I stand with my grieving nation. Iran will not remain silent or yield to these crimes.”

    According to state media, Iran on Tuesday held funerals for at least 165 people including students killed in the alleged strike.

    Iranian media showed graves being prepared for the victims of a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA/Handout via REUTERS

    Hossein Kermanpour, a spokesman for Iran’s health ministry, claimed in a post on X that dozens killed at the school were “young child martyrs.”

    State television carried images showing a large crowd of mourners in Minab weeping over what appear to be bodies wrapped in white shrouds. Other images released by state media on Tuesday show individuals preparing coffins draped in the Iranian flag — some bearing photographs of children.

    A third clip also shared by state media shows a large crowd gathered around similar caskets with a caption in Persian reading: “Prayer service for the children of Minab who perished.”

    Another aerial image showed excavators digging out at least 100 graves at an unidentified mass burial site.

    AFP has been unable to independently verify the date the images were taken or access the location to verify the circumstances surrounding the events.

    Pentagon investigation


    When asked by BBC News on Wednesday about the alleged incident at a news briefing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was investigating.

    “All I can say is that we’re investigating, and that we of course never target civilian targets,” Hegseth said, without elaborating.

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said that the United States would not intentionally target a school.

    “The United States would not deliberately target a school. Our objectives are missiles, both the ability to manufacture them and the ability to launch them,” he told reporters.

    Israel “not aware” of a strike at the location


    Israeli military spokesman Nadav Shoshani told CBS News that the IDF had not “found any connection to our operations,” when asked about the alleged school strike.

    Asked by CBS News’ Matt Gutman if he was saying the claim of a strike on the school was Iranian misinformation, Shoshani said he was suggesting “caution when using information that’s provided by a regime that massacres their own people.”

    Shoshani also told reporters: “At this point not aware of an Israeli or an American strike there. … We’re operating in an extremely accurate manner.”

    “Ensure accountability”


    United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk is calling for a prompt, impartial and thorough investigation into the attack.

    U.N. human rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said, “The onus is on the forces that carried out the attack to investigate it.”

    Norway-based rights group Hengaw said it was seeking information about the identities of the victims. In a statement, the organization said that at the time of the incident, the Shajare Tayyebeh school was holding its morning session and reportedly had about 170 students present.

    The rights group said that the strike’s intended targets were reportedly the nearby IRGC facilities — a claim that news outlets have not been able to independently verify.

    “The establishment and expansion of military facilities in close proximity to schools and public spaces place civilians at heightened risk,” Hengaw said.

    A crowd attends the funeral of people killed in what Iranian officials said was a Feb. 28 strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP

  • 五角大楼在伊朗袭击前一天寻求13种关键矿产的新供应


    2026年3月4日 美国东部时间下午5:03 / 路透社 / 欧内斯特·舍伊德报道

    美国弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的五角大楼。路透社/卡洛斯·巴里亚

    3月4日(路透社) – 一份路透社查阅的文件显示,美国军方周五请求矿业公司协助增加用于制造半导体、武器和其他产品的13种关键矿产的国内供应。

    在美以对伊朗发动袭击的前一天提出的这一请求,是华盛顿近几周推动更多获取战争中广泛使用材料的最新例证。

    路透社伊朗简报通讯为您提供伊朗战争的最新动态和分析。点击此处注册。

    文件显示,五角大楼向1500多家公司、大学和其他为军方提供物资的企业组成的国防工业基地联盟(DIBC)成员发出请求,要求在3月20日前提交关于可开采、加工或回收特定矿产的项目提案。

    目前尚不清楚这一时间安排是否是故意与对伊朗的袭击行动相配合。

    此次寻求的13种矿产名单包括砷、铋、钆、锗、石墨、铪、镍、钐、钨、钒、镱、钇和锆。

    美国对这13种矿产中的大多数都依赖进口。中国是所有这些矿产的全球主要生产商。

    五角大楼要求提供有关建设矿山或加工设施所需成本(包括人工和材料成本)的详细信息。根据请求,项目可能获得1亿美元至5亿美元以上的开发资金。

    文件没有具体说明为何只选择了这13种矿产。其中一些矿产——包括锗、石墨和钇——已受到全球主要生产商中国的出口限制。

    特别是钇的短缺已在整个航空航天业引发警报。钇是17种稀土元素之一,用于涂层材料,防止发动机和涡轮机在高温下熔化。没有这些涂层的定期应用,发动机就无法使用。

    镍是一种广泛交易的金属,印度尼西亚是全球最大的生产商。然而,雅加达一直限制这种广泛用于不锈钢和电池生产的金属的出口。

    白宫、DIBC和五角大楼未立即回应置评请求。

    最新请求


    DIBC的这一请求只是特朗普政府增加美国关键关键矿产供应的最新尝试。中国一直利用其市场控制力在与华盛顿的持续贸易争端中作为外交杠杆。

    上个月,特朗普政府启动了一项由美国进出口银行支持的120亿美元矿产储备计划,并提议与50多个盟友建立优惠矿产贸易 bloc。

    路透社上周报道,该贸易 bloc 的目标是利用部分由五角大楼创建的人工智能项目得出的矿产参考价格。

    政府还对稀土矿商MP Materials、Lithium Americas以及铜钴开发商Trilogy Metals进行了股权投资。

    周三,负责为美军采购各类物资的国防后勤局也要求矿商提供潜在收购锂、铬和碲用于军事储备的信息。

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    Pentagon sought fresh supply of 13 critical minerals day before Iran attack

    March 4, 2026 5:03 PM UTC / Reuters / By Ernest Scheyder

    The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

    March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. military asked mining companies on Friday to help boost domestic supplies of 13 critical minerals used to make semiconductors, weapons and other products, a ​document reviewed by Reuters showed.

    The request, the day before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, is ‌the latest example in recent weeks of Washington’s push for more access to the materials used widely in warfare.

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    The Pentagon asked members of the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a group of more than 1,500 companies, universities and others that supply the military, for proposals to be submitted ​by March 20 for projects that could mine, process or recycle select minerals, the document showed.

    There was no ​immediate indication whether the timing was intentionally coordinated to coincide with the start of the ⁠strikes on Iran.

    The list of 13 minerals sought includes arsenic, bismuth, gadolinium, germanium, graphite, hafnium, nickel, samarium, tungsten, vanadium, ​ytterbium, yttrium and zirconium.

    The U.S. is reliant on imports for most of the 13. China is a dominant global producer of all ​of them.

    The Pentagon asked for detailed information on the costs, including labor and material, needed to build a mine or processing facility. Projects could be awarded development funds ranging from $100 million to over $500 million, according to the request.

    The document did not specify why only those ​13 minerals were chosen. Some — including germanium, graphite and yttrium — have been subject to export restrictions by China, the top ​global producer.

    Yttrium shortages, especially, have set off alarm bells throughout the aerospace industry. One of the 17 rare earths, yttrium is used ‌in coatings ⁠that keep engines and turbines from melting at high temperatures. Without regular application of these coatings, engines cannot be used.

    Nickel is a widely traded metal and Indonesia is the top global producer. Yet Jakarta has been throttling exports of the metal used widely in stainless steel and battery production.

    The White House, DIBC and Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests ​for comment.

    LATEST REQUEST


    DIBC’s request is ​just the latest attempt by ⁠the Trump administration to increase U.S. supply of key critical minerals. China has been using its market control as diplomatic leverage in ongoing trade disputes with Washington.

    Last month, Trump officials ​launched a $12 billion minerals stockpile backed by the U.S. Export-Import Bank and proposed a preferential minerals ​trading bloc ⁠with more than 50 allies.

    That trading bloc would aim to use reference prices for minerals derived in part by a Pentagon-created artificial intelligence program, Reuters reported last week.

    The administration has also taken equity stakes in rare earths miner MP Materials, Lithium Americas, and copper-and-cobalt developer Trilogy ⁠Metals.

    Separately on ​Wednesday, the Defense Logistics Agency, which buys a range of goods ​for the U.S. military, asked for information from miners on potentially acquiring lithium, chromium and tellurium for military stockpiles.

    Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Additional reporting by ​Jarrett Renshaw in Washington and Polina Devitt in London; Editing by Veronica Brown, Chizu Nomiyama, Peter Graff and Diane Craft

    Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.