Taiwan weak vs China blitz
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
A COMPUTERISED drill showed that Taiwan is vulnerable to air attack from rival China due to insufficient anti-missile protection, the defence ministry yesterday said.
In the five-day simulated operation last week, a massive ballistic missile attack was "launched" at Taiwan's military command, missile bases, radar stations and airports, the ministry said.
Most military personnel and weaponry installations survived the bombings in the scenario, Lieutenant General Chiu Kuo-cheng said.
But the attacks "caused grave damage to radar systems and airports ... due to the weakness of our anti-missile defences", he said.
The computerised drill was part of the war games codenamed "Han Kuang 23".
In an interview , Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian accused China of provoking his government by targeting the island with 1,000 missiles.
In reaction to China's missile build-up, Taiwan has deployed three US-made Patriot anti-missile batteries to defend the Taipei area, and seeks to purchase more. The drill findings also indicated that China's "submarines had posed serious threats to Taiwan's warships", the ministry said, calling for anti-submarine capabilities.
AFP
In the five-day simulated operation last week, a massive ballistic missile attack was "launched" at Taiwan's military command, missile bases, radar stations and airports, the ministry said.
Most military personnel and weaponry installations survived the bombings in the scenario, Lieutenant General Chiu Kuo-cheng said.
But the attacks "caused grave damage to radar systems and airports ... due to the weakness of our anti-missile defences", he said.
The computerised drill was part of the war games codenamed "Han Kuang 23".
In an interview , Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian accused China of provoking his government by targeting the island with 1,000 missiles.
In reaction to China's missile build-up, Taiwan has deployed three US-made Patriot anti-missile batteries to defend the Taipei area, and seeks to purchase more. The drill findings also indicated that China's "submarines had posed serious threats to Taiwan's warships", the ministry said, calling for anti-submarine capabilities.
AFP
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