Weeks before the Iran war started, the United States government took surprising action on a seemingly niche topic: the chemical element phosphorus. In an executive order issued on Feb. 18, President Donald Trump called for increased production of the substance, which is mined in the U.S. by the international chemical conglomerate Bayer. Initial reactions to the executive order focused on the use of phosphorus in herbicides. But the issue goes beyond domestic environmental concerns. The

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