Air Force sees ‘incredibly’ large missile buildup by China

 via Washington Times

“This expansion accelerated in the 2000s: between 2000 and 2010, the 2nd Artillery stood up as many as 11 new brigades equipped with its growing array of weapons, including its first ground-launched cruise missile, the CJ-10, and its first self-contained road-mobile ICBM, the DF-31, as well as the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile,” the report said.

The speed of the missile buildup intensified between 2010 and 2020 with the addition of 13 new brigades along with the longer-range and multi-warhead DF-41 road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile; the dual nuclear-conventional DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missiles; and deployment of the world’s first hypersonic missile, the DF-17.

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“Incredibly, between 2017 and late 2019 the PLARF added at least ten new missile brigades,” the report said. “This unprecedented expansion from 29 to 39 brigades represents a more than 33% increase in size in only three years.”

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China‘s conventional missile strength is estimated to be more than 2,200 ballistic and cruise missiles, considered the largest missile force in the world. More than 1,000 missiles are deployed within range of Taiwan, a key target of Chinese military strategy.

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I highlighted that last part for a reason.

Consider this.

What if the Chinese decided to aim for a decapitation strike on Taiwan?

What if they decided to launch all 1,000 of those missiles aimed at Taiwan toward political and military leadership of that island before even launching their assault?

I keep saying it, but experts for some reason tend to disagree.

We cannot adequately defend Taiwan without placing US troops, aircraft and ships on the island.

Sadly, all they would serve is to ensure that we actually fight...and even with that it might be a Guadalcanal 2.0.

At the end of the day Taiwan will be China's.  It's inevitable...I just don't see how we can stop it.

NOTE!  It just occurred to me.  We COULD try launching an insurgency and/or planning for one.  It would take Special Forces to get fully back into that type of game though.  It would take planning ultra secret cache sites for their use and to have deep cover operatives on the island at the first hint of Chinese intentions to attack.  That along with perhaps the idea of unrestricted attacks against merchant ships is the only viable way.  I don't think the citizens of the West would be happy losing their trinkets from China though.