Deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules needed for national security

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I thought they laid this story to rest when Howard Hughes helped the CIA raise a USSR nuclear sub that sunk?
The cover story was the made up claim of precious metal nodules on the ocean floor.
Well, it's back.    



Here's todays story.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2024/01/30/deep-sea-mining-of-polymetallic-nodules-needed-for-national-security/

Here's the story from decades ago.





Howard Hughes and the Strange Legal History of the Ocean Floor: Part 2

https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/howard-hughes-and-the-strange-legal-history-of-the-ocean-floor-part-2