How will US respond to China’s hypersonic threat?
China's hypersonic vehicle test showed it can deliver a nuclear weapon from space in violation of its 1967 Outer Space...
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Not Cleared Episode 15 – Why You Should Care About Taiwan
Today's guests are Grant Newsham and Jim Fanell. We talk to them about the importance of Taiwan - both strategically...
View from Japan: How to defend against hypersonic glide weapons
On October 19, North Korea test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile that profiled an irregular trajectory in the atmosphere. On September...
US-funded Wuhan gain of function research has been going on since before 2015
With the recent admission by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that it did indeed fund gain of function (GOF)...
Beijing leverages Media Warfare to influence public and government opinion in Taiwan
Media warfare, also known as Public Opinion Warfare, leverages all instruments that inform and influence an adversary’s public and government opinion....
View from Japan: Be alert to Japan’s creeping communist party
Campaigns have started in Japan for the October 31 general election of the House of Representatives. A remark by Secretary...
Taiwan’s military: ‘Break the glass’ before the fire starts
The Wall Street Journal recently broke the news that U.S. Special Forces and U.S. Marines have been secretly deployed to...
China’s new superweapon exploits US blind spot
China has shocked the U.S. intelligence community and the world by the surprise test of an awesome new superweapon in...
For leadership on China, look outside “the swamp”
Americans should be forgiven if they are confused about how they should feel about China. Following the recent announcement by...
The US Navy needs a new submarine strategy for a war with China
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and ships face severe vulnerabilities from hypersonic anti-ship missiles and China’s anti-ship ballistic missiles. A war with China would require...
What about China’s hypersonic missile?
The Financial Times originally reported on October 16 that China had tested a hypersonic nuclear missile in late August that was launched...
China will ‘lose everything’ if it starts Taiwan war—former Marine Colonel
A retired U.S. Marine colonel says the United States should commit to the defense of Taiwan against an attack by China, a decision that would...
Grant Newsham on the global impact if China declares war on Taiwan
In this special episode, we sat down with two guests: Grant Newsham, senior fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic...
View from Japan: Kishida administration ignoring Taiwan Strait tensions
In early October, China dispatched numerous military aircraft near Taiwan. But Tokyo gave only a lukewarm reaction to the Chinese...
Major construction underway at three of China’s airbases closest to Taiwan
China is upgrading three airbases located opposite Taiwan, boosting its airpower capability in an already tense region that is flush...
Six ways the US can deter China from attacking Taiwan
China’s increased threats of “reunification” with Taiwan – which means military invasion – have increased. If Beijing takes Taiwan, they...