naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News · 9 months agoThe role of nuclear weapons in a Taiwan crisiswww.atlanticcouncil.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down14cross-posted to: us_news@lemmygrad.mlusa
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkThe role of nuclear weapons in a Taiwan crisiswww.atlanticcouncil.orgnaturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News · 9 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: us_news@lemmygrad.mlusa
minus-squarefilorialinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·8 months agoIf any nukes get used against China, all gloves come off. China’s NFU policy is pretty clear on that. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington? All wiped off the map. That’s the cost of a nuclear first strike against a conventionally-armed foe. The US is treating Israel and Taiwan as though they are American territories. This is the natural consequence.
If any nukes get used against China, all gloves come off. China’s NFU policy is pretty clear on that.
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington? All wiped off the map. That’s the cost of a nuclear first strike against a conventionally-armed foe.
The US is treating Israel and Taiwan as though they are American territories. This is the natural consequence.