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2 renowned strategists say the US should defend Taiwan with nuclear strikes. Experts say such talk is just a taste of what's to come. "Now that China is becoming conventionally powerful, the US threats of nuclear first-use are moving further to the forefront."

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Taiwan is readying citizens for a Chinese invasion. It’s not going well. The government extended mandatory military service and revamped reservist training in an effort to make Beijing think twice. But it’s already falling short.

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North Korea’s Kim oversees delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to border - North Korean missiles are intended to deliver nuclear strikes on South Korea and US bases in the country.

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The Taiwan Fallacy - American Power Does Not Hinge on a Single Island. Positioning significant, vulnerable U.S. forces near the island in the name of deterrence risks too much military power for too little military gain. Taiwan is not the be all and end all of the Indo-Pacific.

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US mainland ultra-vulnerable to China, Russia hybrid attacks, US Army report warns. The report says the US homeland, traditionally considered a sanctuary, is now vulnerable to its near-peer adversaries’ conventional, hybrid and irregular warfare tactics.

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2 renowned strategists say the US should defend Taiwan with nuclear strikes. Experts say such talk is just a taste of what's to come. "Now that China is becoming conventionally powerful, the US threats of nuclear first-use are moving further to the forefront."	73
Taiwan is readying citizens for a Chinese invasion. It’s not going well. The government extended mandatory military service and revamped reservist training in an effort to make Beijing think twice. But it’s already falling short.	54
North Korea’s Kim oversees delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to border - North Korean missiles are intended to deliver nuclear strikes on South Korea and US bases in the country.	43
The Taiwan Fallacy - American Power Does Not Hinge on a Single Island. Positioning significant, vulnerable U.S. forces near the island in the name of deterrence risks too much military power for too little military gain. Taiwan is not the be all and end all of the Indo-Pacific.	34
US mainland ultra-vulnerable to China, Russia hybrid attacks, US Army report warns. The report says the US homeland, traditionally considered a sanctuary, is now vulnerable to its near-peer adversaries’ conventional, hybrid and irregular warfare tactics.	1