The CHN/ China thread

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Speculations over the possibility of Taiwan joining the U.S. nuclear umbrella in the Indo-Pacific region have sounded alarm that the cross-strait tensions with China could lead to a nuclear conflict.

On May 22, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu confirmed the island conducted talks on whether the U.S. would include Taiwan under its nuclear umbrella. While the minister did not reveal further details and denied wanting to join the nuclear umbrella, analysts believe it would create a strong deterrent for Taiwan against Chinese attacks.

It would deter China only to not attack with nukes.

If one believes the US would risk the nuclearization of one or several of its metropoles and cities.

That is a very big "If". Already against China. Against a sub-developed nation like North Korea, the formula "an eye for an eye" does not work at all, since the destruction of Pyongyang does not compare to the destruction of L.A. or N.Y. He who is the wealthier and more developed, has far more to loose. Pulverizing the Korean industry, is one thing, and the globe hardly would note it. Pulverizing the American economy is a competely different ballgame. The risk lies with the US, not North Korea. The US would have everything to loose, North Korea practically nothing.