War Plan Taiwan: OPLAN 5077 and the U.S. Struggle for the Pacific

In an era when the balance of power in the Western Pacific could determine the course of global security, the possibility of war over Taiwan has shifted from theoretical debate to urgent reality. The island’s defense is no longer just a regional matter but a flashpoint that could draw the United States, its allies, and China into a confrontation with worldwide consequences. War Plan Taiwan places today’s headlines into a century-long continuum of U.S. military planning, revealing how Washin...