Key US vulnerability in probable Taiwan conflict revealed by wargame

April 22, 2023



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A think tank has found that Washington would be unable to resupply Taiwan with weapons and equipment after a Chinese invasion. The exercise was conducted by the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, with help from the Center for a New American Security. It showed that US forces would suffer heavy losses if the Pentagon doesn't shore up its stockpiles of long-range missiles and negotiate use of more military bases in the Asia-Pacific region. This would leave the world's financial markets in "absolute tatters". Beijing broke off security and climate ties with the US last August, and a Washington think tank ran 24 wargame scenarios for a US-China conflict. Gallagher called for Washington to accelerate delivery of $19 billion in US weaponry, more joint training exercises, reinforcement of US military installations, and increased missile production.

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