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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Submarine sales to Taiwan ‘improbable’: US council

Hai Lung (Zwaardvis) class SSKSubmarine sales to Taiwan are “highly improbable,” a new commentary published by the US Council on Foreign Relations says.

“Transferring submarine technology to the island will take too long and cost the Taiwanese military far more than what it can afford,” council research associate Lauren Dickey said.

She said that the costs the US would incur to resurrect small numbers of diesel-powered submarines for Taipei would yield few benefits for the US military.

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