Posted on 08/01/2022 4:58:47 AM PDT by JonPreston
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of Asia, according to a senior Taiwanese government official and a US official, despite warnings from Biden administration officials, who are worried about China’s response to such a high-profile visit.
The stop – the first for a US House speaker in 25 years – is not currently on Pelosi’s public itinerary and comes at a time when US-China relations are already at a low point.
The Taiwanese official added that she is expected to stay in Taiwan overnight. It is unclear when exactly Pelosi will land in Taipei.
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“Yes any “surprise” attack will have a high probability of sucess. But you only get one of those.”
It won’t be a surprise. All the missile warning satellites (something I started my career doing) will pick up any launch. The thing is, you cannot stop it. Even our SM6 missiles cannot stop a maneuverable warhead.
I guess we should just preemptively scuttle our fleet, close Annapolis Military Academy and save the money. Should I learn Mandarin or Cantonese. Which do you recommend?
I recommend not falling to such a childish position and learning that your carriers will not be the massive victory you think they will be and use them for what they are worth.
NO! She wanted to avoid detection by enemy radar and heat-seeking missiles, so she flew HER BROOM! Brilliant! 🙂
hope that transponder pings the right code so the china fighters know who they are shooting down ......
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