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12/9/22: NDAA Includes Unprecedented Military Aid for Taiwan, US Mulls Giving Ukraine Cluster Bombs, and More

Antiwar News With Dave DeCamp

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The NDAA Support for Taiwan in the Defense Modernization Program

Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act will authorize $2 billion in annual military aid over five years. 15% of that money could be used to procure weapons domestically, meaning they could use 15% of the money to buy Taiwanese made arms. Only Israel is allowed to do that with a portion of their foreign military financing. The bill also includes 100 million dollars each year to create what they call a regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan.

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