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12/28/22: Risk of Nuclear War at Highest Since 1945, Taiwan Extends Compulsory Military Service, and More

Antiwar News With Dave DeCamp

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Is This a Threat to Taiwan's National Defense Authorization Act?

The National Defense Authorization Act for 2023 that Biden signed into law on Friday is going to give Taiwan unprecedented military aid. It also says that the U.S. needs to increase military drills and training with Taiwan. The White House is very happy that they're going to extend this compulsory service. So size plan, it also will overhaul training for Taiwanese conscripts,. A Taiwanese legislative source told the post, that's the South China Morning Post, that this overhaul would involve training similar to what U.N. forces receive.

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