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Originally posted by Strange Famous
China is a nuclear power, I dont think America will attack them just to defend Taiwan.
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Well, it's a pretty well-know, and frequently and explicitly stated position in spite of years of "strategic ambiguity."
http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/...ush.taiwan.03/
As far as the nuclear threat is concerned:
China's missles <i>might</i> be accurate as far as the US west coast. However, the heartland and east coast are far out of China's range. On the other hand, the US has the resources to drop a nuke on every Chinese city and military installation within 2 hours.
Also, take into account that the US ABM missles have been successful in knocking out ICM's in over 2/3's of the tests conducted so far, and the success of this program is growing with each test.
Finally, the 7th Fleet and others have camped out at the Taiwan Straight since the end of the Korean War.
The US will not allow Taiwan to fall by force.