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One if by invasion, two if by coercion: US military capacity to protect Taiwan from China

By Owen R. Cote | March 10, 2022

The USS Cheyenne (SSN-773) departs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a regularly scheduled Indo-Pacific deployment. Image courtesy of US Navy | Michael B. Zingaro

One if by invasion, two if by coercion: US military capacity to protect Taiwan from China

By Owen R. Cote | March 10, 2022

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