鹅鹅鹅 曲项向天歌
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We are much better calibrated after only two days. The US cannot defend Taiwan. It has been unable to defend its airbases or its allies from Iranian attack. It has been unable to suppress Iranian missile fires. Unlike Iran, China has a modern, fully integrated A2 system supplemented by hundreds of 5th Gen fighter jets and ISR that probably approaches US quality. Furthermore, China has a MUCH bigger and more varied and more modern missile arsenal. Ok, the US might be better grooved operationally, given it is constantly fighting wars and China never does; but the takeaway from Epic Fury is that the US is unlikely able to defend Taiwan. Given we must add to this the fact the US has, in Ukraine, against the Houthis, in the 12 Day War and now, run its arsenals down significantly, we must conclude that the only credible US defence for Taiwan is the threat to escalate to the nuclear sphere. This is real, but it will disappear as soon as China credibly shows it can get close-ish to the US nuclear arsenal size and carrier t





















