[hchutch]

Before we can directly confront the PRC, we need to have the missile defense system in place. Once it is in place, then we will be able to back Taiwan to the hilt. When dealing with an adversary with nuclear weapons, it is best to stack the deck.

[Filibuster_60]

I doubt the missile defense can ever be effective enough to be relied on against a major adversary like China. But it's not like they'll commit national suicide by launching a first strike against our territory. Their nukes are for deterrence purposes only, to assure that we can't counter-attack the mainland with assurances of our own invulnerability.