US-China conflict over Taiwan risks a nuclear escalation, study finds (opens in new tab)

A conflict between the U.S. and China over Taiwan would risk a nuclear escalation with both militaries likely to stage sweeping ​operations targeting rival command and communications hubs, a leading defence research centre said on Thursday. In a strategic assessment ahead of Asia’s biggest annual defence meeting ‌in Singapore this weekend, the London-based International Institute […] The post appeared first on <a href="