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Halifax International Security Forum
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REPORT FROM Halifax International Security Forum
US to deploy new land-based missiles, Army’s Pacific commander says
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia—Next year, U.S. Army Forces Pacific will deploy new intermediate-range missiles to the region as part of its efforts to deter China from invading Taiwan, its commander said Saturday.
These will include a limited number of land-based Tomahawks and SM-6s, Gen. Charles Flynn told reporters at the Halifax International Security Forum here.
“We have tested them and we have a battery or two of them today,” Flynn said. “In [20]24. We intend to deploy that system in your region. I'm not going to say where and when. But I will just say that we will deploy them.”
These will include a limited number of land-based Tomahawks and SM-6s, Gen. Charles Flynn told reporters at the Halifax International Security Forum here.
“We have tested them and we have a battery or two of them today,” Flynn said. “In [20]24. We intend to deploy that system in your region. I'm not going to say where and when. But I will just say that we will deploy them.”
A final factor affecting the likelihood of a near-term invasion is the success of China’s influence and information operations, especially upon Taiwan’s upcoming January elections.
“They have to win the information war,” he said. “The U.S. has to be seen as a declining power and unreliable and they are seen as a reliable and ascending power and they have to win that war.”
Vincent Chao, a top Taiwanese official stationed in Washington, said these ongoing operations have three parts: “disinformation, disinformation, and disinformation.”
“They know that military actions, economic actions, ultimately backfire,” Chao, a member of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party, said at Halifax. “So what we'll focus on right now is spreading disinformation within our societies that focus on one thing: undermining support for this current administration. Now they have a finger on the scale. I mean, they have one desired outcome in this election.”
“They have to win the information war,” he said. “The U.S. has to be seen as a declining power and unreliable and they are seen as a reliable and ascending power and they have to win that war.”
Vincent Chao, a top Taiwanese official stationed in Washington, said these ongoing operations have three parts: “disinformation, disinformation, and disinformation.”
“They know that military actions, economic actions, ultimately backfire,” Chao, a member of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party, said at Halifax. “So what we'll focus on right now is spreading disinformation within our societies that focus on one thing: undermining support for this current administration. Now they have a finger on the scale. I mean, they have one desired outcome in this election.”
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