An all-out invasion of the island isn't the only scenario troubling defense planners in Taipei and Washington.
"The question that follows is: 'Do the allies have the capability to break that blockade?' And the answer to that is a resounding yes," said Paparo, who believed U.S. forces, if called upon, could punch through a Chinese air and naval blockade by themselves.
"I assess that the U.S. alone has every capability to break such a blockade," he said. One reason, according to Paparo, was the ability to bring to bear greater firepower across all domains and services—air, sea and land. "And U.S. superiority in key domains leads me to be confident in our ability to break a blockade," he said.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan leads a formation of U.S. Navy, Republic of Korea Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in an anti-submarine warfare exercise in waters east of the Korean Peninsula on September 30, 2022. U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo recently said superior U.S. and allied forces would be able to break a Chinese blockade of Taiwan.
Chiu Kuo-cheng, Taiwan's defense minister, said Wednesday that China had"taken the initiative" and would most likely follow a future blockade with an"These actions are a preparation for war, of which a blockade is one phase. What happens next depends on how the
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