Taiwan Tests Anti-Ballistic missile Amid Tensions With Beijing

[Zarvan]

Tien Kung anti-ballistic missile system

Taiwan on Wednesday has test fired its indigenous Tien Kung anti-ballistic missile system amid heightened tensions with Beijing.

The missile was tested during a three-day live-fire exercise off the coast of eastern Taiwan to test its air defense capabilities, Taiwan News reported Thursday.

Beijing has been ramping up military exercises around Taiwan's periphery amid heightened tensions, following US President-elect Donald Trump suggestion that the US was not necessarily bound by the "one China" policy.

The drills were staged just days after Chinese military aircraft surrounded Taiwan for the second time in less than a month. However they have not entered the country's air defense identification zone.

The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology will be holding a live-fire drill from its Jiupeng Base, in Pingtung County from Dec. 14-16.

For the duration of the test, civilian ships and aircraft are restricted from entering a sea "danger zone" that runs 200 kilometers from Jiuping in the south to Yilan in the north, and airspace above the zone up to 80,000 feet.

Long-range anti-aircraft artillery and missiles are expected to be tested, including Taiwan's domestically developed air defense system - the Sky Bow series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missiles (ABM).

In order to deter Chinese military aircraft from approaching the east coast of Taiwan, the army would strategically deploy three batteries of its most advanced ABM system - the Sky Bow III - which has a range of 200 kilometers.

Also on Wednesday, the army staged an air defense drill known as "Lien Hsiang" which used two F-16 Falcon fighter jets to simulate the response of air defenses to a night attack by PLA military aircraft on Hualien Air Force Base.

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[C130]

I think this is a futile cause. china has thousands of short,medium, and long range ballistic missiles and thousands of cruise missiles. trying to shoot these down is like trying to stop yourself from being stung by a swarm of killer bees.

Taiwan's only chance is nuclear deterrence , >50 nuclear weapons and 2 or 3 nuclear armed submarines.

if North Korea can do it why not Taiwan?

 

[maximuswarrior]

I think this is a futile cause. china has thousands of short,medium, and long range ballistic missiles and thousands of cruise missiles. trying to shoot these down is like trying to stop yourself from being stung by a swarm of killer bees.

Taiwan's only chance is nuclear deterrence , >50 nuclear weapons and 2 or 3 nuclear armed submarines.

if North Korea can do it why not Taiwan?

Taiwan is China. They already have nuclear weapons.

 

[C130]

Taiwan is China. They already have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan isn't China if it was China then Taiwan wouldn't need an army.

 

[YeBeWarned]

if North Korea can do it why not Taiwan?

If Taiwan go for Nukes than it will open doors for many Countries and urge them to follow the same path like Iran , Egypt , Turkey , Saudi Arabia etc ..

 

[Hrk19]

If Taiwan go for Nukes than it will open doors for many Countries and urge them to follow the same path like Iran , Egypt , Turkey , Saudi Arabia etc ..

also the fact the chinese will nuke them before they develop nukes
or the plausible route which is that the chinese army invade taiwan and just finish the problem altogether

 

[C130]

If Taiwan go for Nukes than it will open doors for many Countries and urge them to follow the same path like Iran , Egypt , Turkey , Saudi Arabia etc ..

with NK acquiring nukes the stage has already been set. you will have a few on here who will argue that NK has every right to nukes, and I say Taiwan has every right as well.

 

[Aryzin]

I would think that Taiwan has already done the most of the work on nuclear weapons. Until Israel and China became friends, Taiwan was a customer for a variety of Israeli defense products. I would think Israeli experts helped the taiwanese with nuclear technology as well.

 

[GR!FF!N]

Taiwan already got Nuclear Umbrella from USA.They don't need one.

 

[CorporateAffairs]

If CHINA doesn't accept ONE INDIA policy, then
INDIA to withdraw its views from ONE CHINA policy.
What a move by NaMo

 

[YeBeWarned]

with NK acquiring nukes the stage has already been set. you will have a few on here who will argue that NK has every right to nukes, and I say Taiwan has every right as well.

that make sense but i doubt your Country will appreciate many countries getting nukes