What Is Taiwan’s T-Dome Defense System? How Would It Thwart Chinese Attacks?

As China moves more decisively to assert its claim over Taiwan, leaders of the self-governing island are setting aside unprecedented sums to spend on weapons such as fighter jets and missiles.

The most ambitious of these investments is a cutting-edge air-defense system known as T-Dome designed to protect Taiwan from aerial attacks. The idea circulated within military circles for years until an escalation in tensions across the Taiwan Strait underscored the urgent need to bolster the territory’s defenses.