Michael and Austin discuss the potential U.S. military response if China were to invade Taiwan, emphasizing the strategic decisions involved in weapon deployment. They explore the political dimensions, noting bipartisan support for Taiwan but likely restrictions on escalating the conflict to mainland China. The conversation focuses on the types of weapons the U.S. might use, such as long-range munitions and submarines, to inflict damage on an invading fleet.
Let's zoom back in. If the U.S. was to assist Taiwan in a Chinese invasion, what weapons would they use? And this is a particularly interesting one because the issue of which weapons and which restrictions are placed on them has been a key facet of the Russia-Ukrainian war. With Ukraine saying we need further reaching weapons and more permission to use them freely, and Western nations saying you can only get this and only use it in this manner.
Some people have claimed that that approach by Western nations has needlessly prolonged the war. Other people would say that it has prevented the conflict from escalating too quickly into a global conflict. So the topic of which weapons the U.S. could use to defend Taiwan is more important than it may seem on the surface. At least what we're seeing in Ukraine, it is about sending a message.
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