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A New Way to Defend Taiwan

A New Way to Defend Taiwan
Aircraft pass in formation above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Philippine Sea on June 18, 2021. Lt. Steve Smith/U.S. Navy via Getty Images
Stephen Bryen
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Shoshana Bryen
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Would the United States win the battle to save Taiwan from China? Not according to a series of Pentagon simulations and war games. In an effort to figure out what would happen should U.S. forces come to the defense of Taiwan, the Pentagon has determined that the United States might be defeated and certainly would suffer heavy losses of personnel and equipment.

Dr. Stephen Bryen is regarded as a thought leader on technology security policy, twice being awarded the Defense Department’s highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Medal. A Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, Senior Fellow, Yorktown Institute, his most recent book is “Technology Security and National Power: Winners and Losers.”
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