Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
January 2007 - Taiwan Special Weapons News
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- TAIWAN'S NEW CONSTITUTION MAY CONFLICT WITH U.S. POLICY: U.S. OFFICIAL CNA 31 Jan 2007 -- Taiwan's plan to enact a new constitution might conflict with the U.S. policy on cross-Taiwan Strait relations, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
- PRESIDENT PROPOSES MAKING U.N. BID UNDER THE NAME 'TAIWAN' CNA 26 Jan 2007 -- President Chen Shui-bian said Friday that pushing for Taiwan's entry into the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan" neither violates his "four noes" commitment nor involves a change in the nation's official title.
- MND URGES LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE BUDGET CNA 24 Jan 2007 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has stepped up efforts to urge the legislature to support increasing the defense budget to finance major military procurement projects in the face of China's mounting military threat.
- TAIWAN CALLS FOR INT'L ATTENTION TO CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE PROGRAM CNA 24 Jan 2007 -- China's anti-satellite technology development has posed a threat to other countries including Taiwan, which deserves the concern of the international community, a Taiwan official said in the Japanese capital Tuesday.
- CHINA HAS DEPLOYED 980 MISSILES AGAINST TAIWAN CNA 23 Jan 2007 -- China has deployed about 980 missiles, positioned so that the whole of Taiwan is within their range, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday.
- MND TO UNVEIL RESPONSE MEASURES AFTER CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE TEST CNA 22 Jan 2007 -- Senior defense officials will expound on the military response to China's anti-satellite test and deployment of its advanced Jian-10 jet fighters at an air base approximately 500 kilometers from Taiwan, military sources said Monday.
- TAIWAN'S 1ST ALL-WOMEN ARMY UNIT TO MAKE DEBUT CNA 22 Jan 2007 -- Thanks to the military's faithful implementation of a gender equality policy, the Army has managed to form an all-women company that will undertake support missions in electronic warfare, military sources said Monday.
- POSSIBILITY OF CROSS-STRAIT CONFLICT HAS LESSENED: U.S. OFFICIAL CNA 19 Jan 2007 -- China has been working to improve its relations with the United States, Europe, Japan and other neighboring countries over the past year, which has lowered the possibility of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. intelligence chief claimed Thursday.
- MILITARY EXCHANGES NOT TO TIP REGIONAL MILITARY BALANCE: MOFA CNA 16 Jan 2007 -- Taiwan's military exchanges with other countries are based on the principle of not tipping regional military balances, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
- NEW ARMY POLICIES PUSH FOR ENGLISH LEARNING, 9 TO 5 WORK SHIFT CNA 14 Jan 2007 -- Officers as well as the rank and file of the Army have been encouraged recently to learn English or sharpen their English proficiency under a program initiated by Army Commanding General Hu Chen-pu, an Army source said Sunday.
- 3 ARMY BRIGADE CHIEFS AXED OVER POOR TROOP COMBAT ACUMEN CNA 12 Jan 2007 -- Three Army brigade commanders were relieved of their positions recently after their units failed a comprehensive combat capability assessment, Army Commanding General Gen. Hu Chen-pu said Friday.
- ARMY SHARPSHOOTER SQUAD MAKES DEBUT IN TAITUNG CNA 05 Jan 2007 -- After 18 months of extensive training, an eight-member squad of Army sharpshooters made a debut in Taitung Friday.
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