Taiwan Plan to Test Fire Missile?
BY Herschel Smith
18 years, 4 months ago
From CSM:
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – As Asia grapples with the fallout from North Korea’s projectile posturing, another military flashpoint in the region – the Taiwan Strait – is in the midst of missile tensions as well.
A private TV station reported earlier this month that Taiwan’s military was preparing to test-fire a tactical missile in September capable of striking targets in China. While the details were sketchy and the claim was swiftly denied by the Ministry of National Defense, they struck a chord with analysts who have heeded the frustration among hawks in Taiwan over the island’s vulnerability in the face of China’s military might, including its expanding missile arsenal.
May I go on record as saying that this is a highly, extremely, very bad idea … until, that is, Taiwan can give proof of its already having gone nuclear. If Taiwan goes nuclear, they have protection against Chinese bully tactics. If they don’t, this missile will be seen as nothing more than an instigation to conflict — a conflict that Taiwan will lose.
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