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> What % of "rare earths" are going into those military products?

This is somewhat dated (2012), but I suspect that it hasn't changed much: <5%[1].

1. Rare Earths Shortage Would Spur Pentagon to Action, Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg April 9, 2012 https://archive.ph/1aEF8



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