What If China Launched a Surprise Attack on the U.S. Military?

Security, Asia A fait accompli is the fear of many policymakers in Washington. Key point: A real surprise attack, one worse that Pearl Harbor, could set the stage for a Chinese victory. Might that be how Beijing seizes Taiwan? The U.S. military must find ways of defeating any attempt by China to launch surprise strikes using non-nuclear weapons, analyst Sam Goldsmith argued in a new article for Naval War College Review . ࢀœChina likely would aim to confine itself to the use of conventional weapons during any potential high-intensity conflict with the United Statesࢀ"particularly given that China already possesses a…