**On the Mastine, a row of sailors sat in a dimly lit room in front of a row of bright color screens showing data on movements in the Indo-Pacific region tracked by planes, drones, ships, and satellites. Atop the Mustin's command bridge, a radar array feeds into the ship's computer. On the deck, 96 launch bunkers are ready, and each launch bunker can launch missiles to accurately hit aircraft, ships or submarines tens of miles, or even hundreds of miles away. During the Cold War crisis, the U.S. military threatened to defend Taiwan with nuclear weapons, but now it relies on microelectronics technology and precision strikes.** - Variations by <@1034444832959119431> (fast)