The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth

So if Iran goes full monty and China invades Taiwan while Russia is grinding down its population on the Ukrainian front, we'd have WW3 on our hands I reckon.

Well not so quiet anymore

Is there any active or potential war the US isn't paying for?

Well Taiwan can either go with the US or China. They've been wanting to stay independent from China for a while now so I don't think it's much of a surprise.

Good. Even if nobody likes 'murica, their weapons work well enough to deter China from doing something stupid.

So quietly that no one knows about it

Quietly? They have been doing so for at least 40 years. Everybody knew and knows.

BBC found out about it. It aint that quiet.

Give them a bunch of nukes and biological weapons and after they arrive send a message to the PRC

"Just a fyi, we sent them a 100 but they only received 80. Be a real shame if Taiwanese operators had planted them in randomly selected cities on the mainland."

It will be hilarious way to end the world.

...and Israel, for that matter.

I mean, yeah, why wouldn't they?

Should we just let China carpetbomb Taiwan instead?

This is the best summary I could come up with:

When US President Joe Biden recently signed off on a $80m grant to Taiwan for the purchase of American military equipment, China said it "deplores and opposes" what Washington had done.

It is sending a clear message of strategic clarity to Beijing that we stand together," says Wang Ting-yu, a ruling party legislator with close ties to Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, and to US Congressional chiefs.

He says the $80m is the tip of what could be a very large iceberg, and notes that in July President Biden used discretionary powers to approve the sale of military services and equipment worth $500m to Taiwan.

But Dr Lai says it's possible to make educated guesses: Javelin and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles - highly effective weapons that forces can learn to use quickly.

A war-gaming exercise conducted by a think-tank last year found that in a conflict with China, Taiwan's navy and air force would be wiped out in the first 96 hours of battle.

The focus will switch to ground troops, infantry and artillery - repelling an invasion on the beaches and, if necessary, fighting the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the towns and cities, and from bases deep in the island's jungle-covered mountains.

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Let’s hope this is enough of a deterrent…

So the US is funding Taiwan, Ukraine, and [checks notes] …Israel? Makes perfect sense to me

Check out the latest Julian Dorey podcast with Andrew Bustamante, damn insightful, especially about Taiwan and China.

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/36fc9076-095a-4c35-bd25-0c249ecba7a3

In a world of guided missiles everywhere... invasions probably won't go so well.

There's only so much they can do if Taiwan is unserious about its own defense. Exhibit A: the fact that eliminating conscription has apparently turned into a bipartisan consensus in Taiwan, in spite of the hollowing out of Taiwan's military. Who exactly is going to be operating all that expensive military equipment?

she cute

The US will definitely have egg on their face if Taiwan and China never go to war.