How America and China Almost Started a Nuclear War over Taiwan

June 24, 2017 Topic: Security Region: Asia Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: ChinaTaiwanMilitaryTechnologyWorldU.S.

How America and China Almost Started a Nuclear War over Taiwan

A forgotten Cold War tale. 

Sébastien Roblin holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.

This first appeared in March. 

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