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US war fighting has depended on uncontested air supremacy for decades. It is not at all certain the us can rely on this over the Taiwan straight. China need onl
by lumost 4y ago
US war fighting has depended on uncontested air supremacy for decades. It is not at all certain the us can rely on this over the Taiwan straight. China need only build 2-3000 5 million dollar missiles to deny air access to any adversary over Taiwan.
- no_wizard 4y agoPossibly, but I think that wildly simplifies both US air power, and ability to counter such things, e.g. submarines can launch non nuclear missiles at targets without even being visible. Taiwan would be ripe for such tactics. I'm not an expert military strategist or anything, but Taiwan being an island gives the US many options to lean into