Taiwan and weapons of mass destruction

Taiwan pursued a number of weapons of mass destruction programs from 1949 to the late 1980s. The final secret nuclear weapons program was shut down in the late 1980s under US pressure after completing all stages of weapons development besides final assembly and testing; they lacked an effective delivery mechanism and would have needed to further miniaturize any weapon before it could be effectively used in combat. Currently, there is no evidence of Taiwan possessing any chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons.^[1]^[2] However, nuclear weapons from the United States were deployed to Taiwan during a period of heightened regional tensions with China beginning with the First Taiwan Strait Crisis and ending in the 1970s.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Weiner, Tim (20 December 1997). Sulzberger Jr., Arthur Ochs (ed.). "How a Spy Left Taiwan in the Cold". The New York Times. New York City, New York, United States. p. A7. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019.
^ Fitzpatrick, Mark (2017). "Chapter Three: Taiwan". Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. London, England, United Kingdom: Routledge. pp. 79–112. doi:10.4324/9781351223744. ISBN 978-1-351-22372-0 – via Google Books.
^ norris, Robert S.; Arkin, William M.; Burr, William (1 November 1999). "Where they were" (PDF). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 55 (6). Chicago, Illinois, United States: Taylor & Francis: 26–35. doi:10.2968/055006011. ISSN 0096-3402. LCCN 48034039. OCLC 470268256.
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^ Norris, Robert S.; Arkin, William M.; Burr, William (1 November 1999). "Appendix B: Deployments by Country, 1951–1977" (PDF). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 55 (6). Chicago, Illinois, United States: Taylor & Francis: 66–67. Bibcode:1999BuAtS..55f..66N. doi:10.2968/055006019. ISSN 0096-3402. LCCN 48034039. OCLC 470268256.

[auto-1] Weiner, Tim (20 December 1997). Sulzberger Jr., Arthur Ochs (ed.). "How a Spy Left Taiwan in the Cold". The New York Times. New York City, New York, United States. p. A7. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019.

[2] Fitzpatrick, Mark (2017). "Chapter Three: Taiwan". Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. London, England, United Kingdom: Routledge. pp. 79–112. doi:10.4324/9781351223744. ISBN 978-1-351-22372-0 – via Google Books.

[3] rris, Robert S.; Arkin, William M.; Burr, William (1 November 1999). "Where they were" (PDF). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 55 (6). Chicago, Illinois, United States: Taylor & Francis: 26–35. doi:10.2968/055006011. ISSN 0096-3402. LCCN 48034039. OCLC 470268256.

[nsaebb-4] Cite error: The named reference nsaebb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Norris, Robert S.; Arkin, William M.; Burr, William (1 November 1999). "Appendix B: Deployments by Country, 1951–1977" (PDF). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 55 (6). Chicago, Illinois, United States: Taylor & Francis: 66–67. Bibcode:1999BuAtS..55f..66N. doi:10.2968/055006019. ISSN 0096-3402. LCCN 48034039. OCLC 470268256.

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