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This is one part of a several act drama that is playing out for the home audience. Reign in the disobedient teenager (Hong Kong) by taking his skateboard away.

by ttul 6y ago

This is one part of a several act drama that is playing out for the home audience. Reign in the disobedient teenager (Hong Kong) by taking his skateboard away. Act two is a military provocation, which is why the US has moved more hardware into the area.

systemvoltage 6y ago
US should equip Taiwan with nuclear weapons for deterrance. Should there be invasion en-masse, deep in the mountains of Taiwan there would be nuclear weapons ready to strike. Nuclear weapons are great to keep peace in the region.
- microcolonel 6y ago
  How do we get people from their gut reaction to this, to realizing that it is the most likely path toward lasting peace?
  - systemvoltage 6y ago
    First step would be for all democracies in the world to recognize Taiwan as an independent country assertively and unilaterlly without CCP influence. That alone is difficult due to manufacturing dependence on China.
- ardy42 6y ago
  > US should equip Taiwan with nuclear weapons for deterrance. Should there be invasion en-masse, deep in the mountains of Taiwan there would be nuclear weapons ready to strike. IIRC, the PRC considers Taiwanese possession of nuclear weapons is one of their red lines that would lead to immediate war [1]. Though I'm not sure how such a war would be supposed to work if Taiwan had an effective nuclear delivery system. It also appears that the US did not want Taiwan to develop nuclear weapons in the 70s/80s for non-proliferation reasons and got them to shut down their program [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan#PRC%27s_condition_on_military_intervention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan#PRC... [2] https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/taiwans-20th-century-brush-with-a-nuclear-capability/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/taiwans-20th-century-brush-w...
- pinkfoot 6y ago
  This would be a violation of the NNPT and by extension America’s own laws.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
  We give Taiwan a lot, including Patriot missiles.
- eloff 6y ago
  Because that worked so well when the Russians tried it with Cuba? What you makes you think China would tolerate that any better in their backyard?
- fomine3 6y ago
  Won't ICBM work?

by ttul 6y ago

systemvoltage 6y ago

US should equip Taiwan with nuclear weapons for deterrance. Should there be invasion en-masse, deep in the mountains of Taiwan there would be nuclear weapons ready to strike. Nuclear weapons are great to keep peace in the region.

microcolonel 6y ago
How do we get people from their gut reaction to this, to realizing that it is the most likely path toward lasting peace?
- systemvoltage 6y ago
  First step would be for all democracies in the world to recognize Taiwan as an independent country assertively and unilaterlly without CCP influence. That alone is difficult due to manufacturing dependence on China.
ardy42 6y ago
> US should equip Taiwan with nuclear weapons for deterrance. Should there be invasion en-masse, deep in the mountains of Taiwan there would be nuclear weapons ready to strike. IIRC, the PRC considers Taiwanese possession of nuclear weapons is one of their red lines that would lead to immediate war [1]. Though I'm not sure how such a war would be supposed to work if Taiwan had an effective nuclear delivery system. It also appears that the US did not want Taiwan to develop nuclear weapons in the 70s/80s for non-proliferation reasons and got them to shut down their program [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan#PRC%27s_condition_on_military_intervention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan#PRC... [2] https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/taiwans-20th-century-brush-with-a-nuclear-capability/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/taiwans-20th-century-brush-w...
pinkfoot 6y ago
This would be a violation of the NNPT and by extension America’s own laws.
2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
We give Taiwan a lot, including Patriot missiles.
eloff 6y ago
Because that worked so well when the Russians tried it with Cuba? What you makes you think China would tolerate that any better in their backyard?
fomine3 6y ago
Won't ICBM work?