This is a bit of an older article (from 2018), but I was directed to it today from HN and thought that it was a really interesting look at Taiwan's situation and the general situation of a...
This is a bit of an older article (from 2018), but I was directed to it today from HN and thought that it was a really interesting look at Taiwan's situation and the general situation of a military trying to defend itself from a larger opponent in modern warfare.
But what if there is a protracted air war? Chinese short range ballistic missiles could utterly cripple the economy of the island without landing a single soldier. I suppose traditionally the...
But what if there is a protracted air war? Chinese short range ballistic missiles could utterly cripple the economy of the island without landing a single soldier. I suppose traditionally the expectation is that if given any time at all the US would come to Taiwan's aid in strength, but I don't know how confident anyone can be that the traditional order will persevere.
I think it's always been incredibly situational, but overall a bit back and forth throughout history with one having slight advantage over the other at various points due to the technological and...
I think it's always been incredibly situational, but overall a bit back and forth throughout history with one having slight advantage over the other at various points due to the technological and tactical arms race. However right now it definitely feels like the technological field has leveled a fair bit so preparedness and tactical flexibility is more important than ever, which potentially gives defensive strategies a slight advantage. Not only that but geopolitically, with how connected our world is these days, the aggressors in a conflict are rarely looked at fondly without them having sufficient justification for their actions, which is another advantage to defenders.
This is a bit of an older article (from 2018), but I was directed to it today from HN and thought that it was a really interesting look at Taiwan's situation and the general situation of a military trying to defend itself from a larger opponent in modern warfare.
But what if there is a protracted air war? Chinese short range ballistic missiles could utterly cripple the economy of the island without landing a single soldier. I suppose traditionally the expectation is that if given any time at all the US would come to Taiwan's aid in strength, but I don't know how confident anyone can be that the traditional order will persevere.
What about cyber warfare? China has many more resources at their disposal there. Modern wars don't need physical boots on physical ground anymore.
I think it's always been incredibly situational, but overall a bit back and forth throughout history with one having slight advantage over the other at various points due to the technological and tactical arms race. However right now it definitely feels like the technological field has leveled a fair bit so preparedness and tactical flexibility is more important than ever, which potentially gives defensive strategies a slight advantage. Not only that but geopolitically, with how connected our world is these days, the aggressors in a conflict are rarely looked at fondly without them having sufficient justification for their actions, which is another advantage to defenders.