In den 1980ern hatte Taiwan ja schon einmal versucht, eine Atombombe zu entwickeln und war dem Ziel bedrohlich nahe gekommen, zum Glück dann von den USA rechtzeitig eingebremst worden. Angesichts der heutigen US-Regierung hätte ich nicht unbedingt Vertrauen darauf, dass eine solche vernünftige und friedensbewahrende Handlung wieder geschieht! ( https://www.nzz.ch/international/nur-ei ... duced=true )
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/1864 ... a-missiles
Taiwan's Message for China: We Have a Nuke-Like Weapon
by Gordon G. Chang
June 27, 2022 at 5:00 am
- At least one of Taiwan's "eggs" can kill tens of millions of Chinese, perhaps more.
- China's Three Gorges Dam creates a reservoir of 39.3 billion cubic meters of water on the Yangtze River and is upstream from about 400 million people. Almost 30% of China's population, therefore, is at risk of a catastrophic failure of the structure, such as one caused by a missile strike. That means Taiwan possesses a conventional weapon that packs the wallop of a nuclear one.
- Now, China's regime looks as if it wants to go to war. The harsh remarks of China's Defense Minister, General Wei Fenghe, at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore this month, are a clear warning of hostile intent.
- China has targets, and Taiwan has missiles. That translates into deterrence if Taiwan makes it clear that, in the defense of its sovereignty, it is prepared to take Chinese lives in the hundreds of millions.
- Yes, we are that close to war.