An Offensive Minelaying Campaign Against China

Authors

Matthew Cancian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Number

6

Abstract

Using existing assets, it is feasible to lay minefields in the Taiwan Strait to delay any Chinese military movement against Taiwan, providing a crisis-response option more forceful than diplomacy but less risky than kinetic operations. This option must be developed in peacetime to be available to U.S. leaders in a crisis.

Recommended Citation

Cancian, Matthew (2022) "An Offensive Minelaying Campaign Against China," Naval War College Review: Vol. 75: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol75/iss1/6