ANALYSIS/Assessing indigenous subs in Taiwan's defense strategy: Insights from U.S. experts
11/10/2023 01:47 PM
The question of whether Taiwan needs submarines has always been divisive. With the unveiling of the Narwhal, the country's first indigenous defense submarine, on Sept. 28 renewing the age-old debate, military experts deep-dived into the pros and cons of Taiwan's submarines and how they could potentially be deployed in a cross-strait conflict.
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