Key Points and Summary: Taiwan is harder to invade today than at any point in its modern history. Over the past two years it has procured 57 HIMARS rocket systems, fielded its fourth Patriot air defense battalion, ordered Army Tactical Missile Systems with 300-kilometer reach, and committed to spending 3.5% of GDP on hard defense — the NATO standard most NATO members do not meet.
–The Problem: Taiwan’s strategic LNG reserves nonetheless last onl…