Taiwan plans to test-fire a missile capable of hitting China, alarming the island's main ally, the United States, a cable news network said on Thursday.The Hsiung Feng III, developed by Taiwan's Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology, has a range of 600 km (360 miles) and is accurate to within half a meter, the online edition of cable news network ETTV (http://www.ettoday.com) said, quoting unnamed military sources.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Taiwan missile
Perhaps more provocative than North Korea's missile testing, Taiwan will test a missile capable of striking the Chinese mainland. And it's a missile that works.
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Wow. I had no idea. That does color China-Taiwan relations a bit, I suppose. I can't help feeling a little "Bully for them!" but in terms of realpolitik I wouldn't be surprised to learn that's wishing catastrophe. Anyway, I can't wait 'till it's a feature on my cell phone.
What we need is a new international treaty that establishes International Testing Day. Every country would test its missiles on that day and then crab at each other for having missiles of their own. They might even have competitions to see if they could knock each others' missiles down.
We plebes could set up the lawn chairs and coolers.
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