White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan | General Mick Ryan

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Demetri Kofinas

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🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 317 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with General Mick Ryan. Mick Ryan is an author, strategist, and retired major general who has commanded at multiple levels in the Australian Army and served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Timor.

After decades of brinkmanship and confrontation, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan. This is the premise that General Mick Ryan explores in his latest book “White Sun War: The Campaign for Tawain.”

In an era when humans no longer just use machines but partner with them in all aspects of military operations, this fictional account views this future war through the eyes of the Americans, Chinese, and Taiwanese caught up in the maelstrom, revealing the heartbreak, courage, leadership, and despair of high-tech warfare played out on land, at sea, in space, and in cyberspace.

Mick Ryan and Demetri discuss some of the various scenarios by which the PLA might begin such a campaign, the base estimates for casualties that could stem from such a conflict, the exploitability of our internal division, the unique importance of Japan, its navy, and its bases in any defense of the island, the capacity of the US industrial base to sustain such a conflict, and much more.

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Episode Recorded on 06/19/2023

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? My name is the Major Caffeinus and you're listening to Hidden Forces,
0:06.0	a podcast that inspires investors, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens, the challenge consensus
0:13.0	narratives, and to learn how to think critically about the systems of power shaping our world.
0:18.0	My guest in this episode of Hidden Forces is General Mick Ryan. General Ryan is an author,
0:24.0	strategist, and retired Major General who has commanded at multiple levels in the Australian
0:29.0	Army and served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Timor. He joins me today to discuss the
0:34.0	subject of Taiwan, and the growing concern among the leadership in Washington, Tokyo,
0:39.0	and another Western-aligned capitalist that a potential invasion of the island nation by the
0:44.0	People's Liberation Army could happen before the end of this decade. General Ryan explores
0:49.0	this possibility in his latest book, White Sun War, The Campaign for Taiwan.
0:54.0	Employing futuristic technologies, this fictional account views this future war through the
1:00.0	eyes of the American, Chinese, and Taiwanese caught up in it, revealing the heartbreak,
1:05.0	courage, leadership, and despair of high-tech warfare played out on land, at sea,
1:11.0	and space, and in cyberspace. General Ryan and I discussed some of the various
1:15.0	scenarios by which the PLA might begin such a campaign. The base estimates for casualties
1:20.0	that could stem from such a conflict, the exploitability of our internal divisions,
1:25.0	the unique importance of Japan, its navy, and its bases, and any defense of the island,
1:30.0	the capacity of the US industrial base to sustain such a conflict, and much more.
1:35.0	If you want access to all of today's conversation and you're not already subscribed to Hidden Forces,
1:41.0	you can join our Premium Feed and listen to the second part of today's episode
1:45.0	by going to hiddenforces.io slash subscribe. All of our content tiers give you access
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