The U.S. military plans to buy millions of modern drones, but a chronic shortage of domestic explosives leaves the drones without the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/america-needs-explosives-for-its-drones-this-startup-is-making-them-7f9d77f8?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">bombs</a> they are supposed to carry. Wall Street Journal reporter <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/heather-somerville?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heather Somerville</a> explains how emerging tech startups are working to address the shortfall in critical energetics—chemical compounds essential for weaponry, mining, and manufacturing. Danny Lewis hosts.

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