Commentary
At the beginning of the current Russian-Ukrainian war, many pundits claimed that Taiwan should copy Ukraine’s “porcupine strategy” and focus on “asymmetric warfare.”
Think tanks, the Department of Defense, the White House, and even some members of Congress agreed. They were wrong and continue to be wrong. This article will use the story of the tanks involved in the Russian-Ukrainian war to explain why they were wrong.
The Russian-Ukrainian War Is a Work in Progress
When the war started, the public, the politicians, and the media were enamored by the Ukrainian “Davids” knocking out Russian tanks “Goliaths” with the proverbial stone—the Javelin and other anti-tank missiles. These groups were like cheerleaders shouting encouraging words, thinking that anti-tank and anti-armor missiles and a few anti-ship and anti-air missiles would end the Russian invasion. Nope….