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Taiwan and USA: Navy

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 23 March 2026UIN 121202

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential vulnerability of (a) Taiwan and (b) the first and second island chain following the deployment of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from Okinawa to the Arabian Gulf

Answered by Al Carns

The MOD does not comment on assessments conducted on the military capabilities of other states for reasons of operational security.

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