Casefile Architecture
13 Atoms is the structural framework — individual casefiles are sub-cascades within it
13 ATOMS
Meta-Casefile
Structural framework — 8 chokepoints + 6-stage RE chain
4-hop cascade · $55T exposed · 4 pillars
META-FRAMEWORK
Tungsten Squeeze
Near-miss: tungsten ore & APT
2-pillar exposure (Defense + Industrial)
China 82.7% — de facto embargo
covers 1 atom (near-miss)
NDAA RE Cascade
Full 6-stage rare earth chain
NDAA §5949 — forced buyer 2027
Defense + Energy + Robotics
covers 6 atoms (RE chain)
November Cliff
MOFCOM export architecture
Mechanism behind 8 atoms
Ga, Ge, In, P, InP, Ta controls
mechanism for 8 atoms
Sulfuric Acid Cascade
Different material, same mechanism
Fertilizer → food security cascade
Shows framework generalizability
analog cascade — H2SO4
informs
sub-cascade
mechanism
analog
ForcedAlpha casefile network — April 2026
13 Atoms Meta-Casefile
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