US threatens China with nuclear strike over Taiwan
Yuri Tavrovsky wrote an article in Moskovsky Komsomolets on "The only thing that could stop the scenario of a simultaneous US attack on China and Russia.“
In a new development in the Taiwan issue, U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China.
In October 2020, the United States agreed to sell 100 Harpoon missile defense systems to Taiwan.
The deal includes 100 Harpoon missile defense batteries, capable of carrying up to 400 RGM84L4 missiles with a maximum range of 125 kilometers, meaning they can reach China.
Washington said at the time that the deal was part of the United States' commitment to the security of its ally Taiwan, but Beijing viewed it as a threat.
One of the biggest objections to the INF treaty was Washington's lack of territory in the Pacific, with the exception of Guam, which is relatively far from areas of contact with adversaries.
As for Taiwan, it is a very strategic area and helps Washington a lot, as the missiles there are capable of hitting a wide range of targets in China and the South China Sea.
The anticipated missiles are easily configured for launch from fixed and mobile bases, enhancing the ability of the United States to strike targets deep inside China or naval vessels at sea, and could jeopardize China's nuclear deterrence and command and control system if the missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads.
The missile transfer may not lead to a nuclear war, but it would upend the strategic situation around China, and the latter may come under pressure to make concessions.
