Ask people in the US, Britain, France, Germany, and even Pacific region Japan if China and Taiwan are two separate countries and the answer overwhelmingly is yes, according to a new Gallup Poll survey. Such unanimity does not extend to the question of what to do should China invade Taiwan. On that issue, the survey shows that a clear majority of residents of the other countries favor using diplomacy only, while 42 percent of Americans think diplomacy only is the appropriate response and 23 percent favor a combination of diplomacy and military action.
Facing competition from fast-growing startups, Lockheed Martin is speeding up production of an “affordable, scalable” hypersonic glide body, dubbed the Next Generation Glide Body, the firm said in a June 24 release.