.............................................................. >From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: From: Edward Britton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [NewsBurst] Has Taiwan Gone Nuclear? Date: Sunday, May 14, 2000 1:30 AM Has Taiwan Gone Nuclear? NewsMax.com Friday, May 12, 2000 If a report in a prestigious publication dealing with defense issues is correct, Taiwan has joined the nuclear weapons club, and the strategic situation in the Taiwan Straits has changed drastically. According to a report in the authoritative Defence and Foreign Affairs journal the Taiwanese military have gotten their hands on two nuclear warheads and put them on a pair of medium-range ballistic missiles aimed at the mainland. The journal, published by the International Strategic Studies Association in Washington reports that the nukes, originally owned by South Africa, were obtained in an under-the-counter deal brokered by a so-called "intermediary Middle Eastern country." Taiwanese officials strongly denied the report and said they didn’t have any "medium-range surface-to-surface missiles" that could carry nuclear warheads and, thanks to restictions on exports of missile technology, couldn’t develop their own arsenal of ballistic missiles if they wanted to. Nevertheless, if the report is true, the entire strategic situation, vis-a-vis the Taiwan-Mainland China standoff, has changed drastically. China has made no secret about their plans to invade Taiwan should the island’s government declare independence. Published reports from official People’s Liberation Army have outlined a blitzkrieg-like attack on Taiwan, with hundred of thousands of PLA troops landing on the island and overwhelming Taiwanese defenses. The lightning like invasion would effectively preclude U.S. participation in the early stages of the war, and China bluntly warned the United States that they would not hesitate to use their own nuclear arsenal against the United States, should the United States attempt to use nuclear weapons in retalliation against China. But, if Taiwan does have even as few as two nuclear missiles aimed at the mainland, they could stop a Chinese invasion dead in its tracks. It could be back-to-the-drawing board for Chinese strategic planners, and a toning down of the war of words Beijing has been waging. ===================================================== "In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5285/connector1.html Reality Pump: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Reality_Pump2 ================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get paid for the stuff you know! Get answers for the stuff you don’t. And get $10 to spend on the site! http://click.egroups.com/1/2200/2/_/803022/_/958282204/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join the move to end modern-day slavery. Check out (http://members.xoom.com/abolitionist) for more details Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *********************************** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ** Explore Our Archive: <http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html> <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
