Carl Robichaud

and that we ought to develop them and put them in the hands of the military.

And Truman eventually pushed back against that and took control back and put these in the hands of civilians.

And that's where it's been in the US.

And

in other nuclear countries as well, that these weapons are different than just military devices that can be sent out to the local commanders.

But we have a really imperfect history there about how they've been used and practiced.

Yeah, I think if there is a hot war between US and China, it will be over Taiwan.

I think that's the only issue that approaches the stakes.

And the US has become less equivocal under the Biden administration about its willingness to defend Taiwan.

I don't think so.

I don't think they were.

I think it reflects an increased willingness to stand up to China or to try to stand up to China in this case.

And I am deeply concerned about

about the path that we're on, because it seems like we are on a collision course with China, and nobody really knows what the right approach is to avoid war with China, because there are risks and costs to both approaches.

Yeah, I think that's the central debate that we're going to have in the coming years as the US becomes less dependent on Taiwan for its technology and as China becomes more powerful relative to the US.

And China has been building up its military in order to assert its dominance in the Western Pacific.

And it's not clear how long the US can preserve its advantage.

and a U.S.

president is going to have to make a hard choice at some point.

Yeah, I haven't been following it that closely, but it does sound that the narrative on China has shifted a little bit.