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Defence Notes
US withdrawal from INF upsets China
Since the 1988 signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between the Soviet Union and US, the Cold War agreement abolished all nuclear and conventional …
Defence Notes
Lethality of DF-21D anti-ship missile revealed
Designed specifically to destroy US aircraft carriers, the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is one of China’s key anti-access area denial weapons. However, how it would …
Naval Warfare
Taiwan submarine programme builds momentum
Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) programme is now cracking on after almost two decades of inertia. However, the effort has raised eyebrows in media and …
Digital Battlespace
US intelligence is in bed with Taiwan space agency
Growing evidence, including documents acquired by Shephard, indicate that the US intelligence community and the Pentagon have had a direct relationship with Taiwan’s National Space …
