Winning that sort of conflict means, first, making sure that America and Taiwan don’t run out of ammo. The United States can prepare by loading up on long-range missiles capable of wrecking China’s most valuable ships and aircraft from afar. For Taiwan, the vital weapons are short-range missiles, mortars, mines, and rocket launchers. Beyond stockpiling these munitions, the United States and Taiwan need to develop the production capacity to crank out new weapons in wartime, the way America has done in nearly every other major conflict in its history.
