Dossier
Liberty Times
Coverage of Liberty Times in the Nexus archive.
- Taiwan packed its new coast guard vessels with anti-ship missiles. Now it's readying them for a fight with China.
Taiwan held a major littoral combat drill featuring the Anping-class coast guard vessel Bali. These vessels are equipped with Hsiung Feng anti-ship missiles, allowing the coast guard to function as a secondary navy. This strategic buildup is driven by Taiwan's concern over Chinese gray-zone warfare.
- The radar system that Taiwan says tracked the PLA’s ballistic missile launch
Taiwan's AN/FPS-115 Pave Paws radar system detected a People's Liberation Army (PLA) ballistic missile launch from a nuclear-powered submarine in the South China Sea. The system tracked the missile's trajectory, and intelligence sharing with Washington contributed to Taiwan's awareness of the event.