
The U.S. Can Repel a Taiwan Invasion — But a Blockade Is a Different War
Scholar Andrew Latham argues that Iran's ability to twice force the Pentagon to draw down its scarce interceptor stockpiles has given Beijing a strategic incentive to pursue a naval blockade of Taiwan rather than an amphibious assault. Operating under the guise of 'customs inspections,' China could sustain pressure for months, drain U.S. resources, and avoid triggering a clear American threshold for war — a scenario for which Washington currently has no effective answer.
Source: 19FortyFive Defense Tech










