Taiwan lacks cost-effective missile defenses: expertsStaff writer, with CNATaiwan lacks effective and cost-efficient armaments to intercept rockets, making the planned “T-Dome” interception system necessary, two experts said on Tuesday. Photo: CNAThose rockets landed 70 nautical miles (129.6km) northeast of Keelung without flying over Taiwan, Hsieh told a news conference on Tuesday evening. The second wave involved 10 rockets launched at 1pm from Shishi in Fujian Province, which landed 50 nautical miles west of Tainan, Hsieh said. Chieh said the rockets have “some precision characteristics” and could serve as a low-cost option for large-volume joint firepower output compared with ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, but Taiwan lacks suitable interception systems for such rockets. Lai announced that Taiwan would build the system during his Double Ten National Day address on Oct. 10 last year.
