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#212 Will the US Abandon Taiwan? | Robert Spalding

China Unscripted

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The US Military's Role in the Taiwan War

A direct war between the United States and China is perhaps unlikely. But what happens when the PLA finally starts their invasion of Taiwan? I think nuclear weapons will be involved in that they will be used as a way to basically deter the Chinese from escalating in ways that could result in a direct military conflict. We're not going to risk those lives on something that we're just not going to be able to have that much effect.

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