Atlantic Council report lays out options and possible first use of nuclear weapons against China over Taiwan.

The United States might also find itself in a situation in which it could not stop a Chinese invasion force from reaching Taiwan with conventional forces, but it could do so with nuclear weapons.

In this instance, the United States should be prepared to consider nuclear first use as well.

The Atlantic Council: Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security has produced for us their report entitled: “DELIBERATE NUCLEAR USE IN A WAR OVER TAIWAN: Scenarios and Considerations for the United States” by Matthew Kroenig
Here below is the Conclusion of their 20 page report:

As US planners grow increasingly focused on the risk of a US-China war over Taiwan, they should be sure to pay attention to the nuclear dimension of such a possible conflict. Either side might rationally choose to gamble on nuclear escalation rather than risk defeat in such a high-stakes conflict.

To respond to possible Chinese nuclear use, the United States should identify a variety of targets on and off the Chinese mainland that would pose a setback to China’s war progress without making Chinese leadership fear for its own survival or for its nuclear force. These targets could include PLA Navy vessels; Chinese beachheads on Taiwan; or mainland ports, air bases, or headquarters supporting the invasion.

The United States might also find itself in a situation in which it could not stop a Chinese invasion force from reaching Taiwan with conventional forces, but it could do so with nuclear weapons. In this instance, the United States should be prepared to consider nuclear first use as well.

The United States should prepare for the possibility of nuclear use in a Taiwan Strait contingency by developing the strategies, alliance and partnership coordination mechanisms, and forces required to optimally deter Chinese nuclear use in these scenarios or to employ nuclear weapons if necessary. This report has set out some of those items for consideration.”

COMMENT from David Cooley: This Atlantic Council report lays out options and possible first use of nuclear weapons against China over Taiwan. This report, these folks think they can fight a nuclear war and “manage” it. This is slim possibility to outright fallacy to believe this possible. For survivability nuke control is dispersed, and there in lies human fallibility, and the best laid plans go out the window at first detonation. Escalation likely to follow based on simple use it or lose it for all sides. No where is it acknowledged that this is pure hubris, attempt to maintain world domination, they like to delude themselves with niceties like RBWO. This thinking outdoes Bibi and then some, crazy.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Kroenig-Deliberate-Nuclear-Use-in-a-War-over-Taiwan.pdf