taijisheng
New Member
Reading the Chinese language websites about Taiwan issue, it looks that the war on Taiwan is no longer an 'If' but a 'when'. Many possible war scenario's have been discussed hier, but one particular aspect, the use of nuclear weapons, hasn't been discussed a much.
In the 2nd world war, the u.s used nuclear weapons on Japan to avoid heavy casualties on their side, the same logic apply here. By use tactical nuclear weapons on Taiwanese military bases, the war can be finished within short time, the losses of Taiwanese civilian lives and PLA soldiers will be limited, and a direct war between china and the u.s. won't take place. At the time that the first nuclear bomb explodes, the Taiwanese army will realize that they can't possibly win the war, and the u.s. army will freeze their action, major taiwanese based will be knocked out and the war will be finished in one week. China will take heavy political damage, but Taiwan will be China's and after some years all major countries will forget about it. All China need to do is to arm some of the almost 1000 missels with tactical nuclear war heads.
So why should China not do this ? and instead fight a war in which it will face the u.s. and japan in a naval/air battle ? Looking at the history of chinese navy/air force, even with the modern weapons, it will still be like an amature boxer fighting two professionals. According to the teaching of Suntzu, China should either try to win without a gunfire, or use ALL the weapons at it's disposal to win the war in a decisive way, the use of nuclear weapons fits perfectly in this logic.
In the 2nd world war, the u.s used nuclear weapons on Japan to avoid heavy casualties on their side, the same logic apply here. By use tactical nuclear weapons on Taiwanese military bases, the war can be finished within short time, the losses of Taiwanese civilian lives and PLA soldiers will be limited, and a direct war between china and the u.s. won't take place. At the time that the first nuclear bomb explodes, the Taiwanese army will realize that they can't possibly win the war, and the u.s. army will freeze their action, major taiwanese based will be knocked out and the war will be finished in one week. China will take heavy political damage, but Taiwan will be China's and after some years all major countries will forget about it. All China need to do is to arm some of the almost 1000 missels with tactical nuclear war heads.
So why should China not do this ? and instead fight a war in which it will face the u.s. and japan in a naval/air battle ? Looking at the history of chinese navy/air force, even with the modern weapons, it will still be like an amature boxer fighting two professionals. According to the teaching of Suntzu, China should either try to win without a gunfire, or use ALL the weapons at it's disposal to win the war in a decisive way, the use of nuclear weapons fits perfectly in this logic.