Secret new U. S. intelligence about China proves the Chinese are accelerating the test of new medium and long range ballistic missiles which could affect Taiwan and U. S. strategy toward China, especially if it were ever to attack Taiwan.
China is preparing for nuclear war with the United States over Taiwan, and a conflict is likely in the near future because of divisions among Beijing's leaders, a Chinese democracy activist says.
China is prepared to use nuclear weapons against the US if it is attacked by Washington during a confrontation over Taiwan, according to a senior Chinese military official.
The U.N. nuclear-watchdog agency has found that Taiwan's experiments with plutonium extended up to the mid-1980s, diplomats said yesterday, uncovering a key detail about the country's now-abandoned nuclear-weapons program.
The author warns that the arms race between China & Taiwan could soon get out of control and expand to include not only conventional weapons but also space-based systems and nuclear missiles, if not defenses against those missiles."
Taiwan is conducting active research aimed at developing a tactical ballistic missile capable of hitting targets in mainland China, according to a new report by the Rand Corporation think tank.
Taiwan is secretly developing a cruise missile which could be used to strike most of rival China's military establishments, according to a new report.
U.S. officials downplay a recent Chinese threat to retaliate with nuclear weapons if the U.S. gets involved in a Taiwan Strait situation.