Harnessing the Power of Private Sector Innovation to Defeat a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

Relighting Vulcan's Forge

James Ryseff, Chia-Hsi Jessica Lin, D. Sean Barnett, Michael Bohnert, Caleb Lucas, Barry Wilson, Jim Mitre

ResearchPublished Mar 5, 2024

American policymakers have become increasingly concerned about the Department of Defense’s ability to defeat a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. To counter this, RAND gathered a group of private sector technologists with defense experts to explore technological solutions that could be deployed quickly (before 2027) and which had the potential to make a game-changing impact on the conflict. The participants generated 17 solutions that met these criteria.

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Ryseff, James, Chia-Hsi Jessica Lin, D. Sean Barnett, Michael Bohnert, Caleb Lucas, Barry Wilson, and Jim Mitre, Harnessing the Power of Private Sector Innovation to Defeat a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: Relighting Vulcan's Forge, RAND Corporation, RR-A2930-1, 2024. As of October 10, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2930-1.html
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Ryseff, James, Chia-Hsi Jessica Lin, D. Sean Barnett, Michael Bohnert, Caleb Lucas, Barry Wilson, and Jim Mitre, Harnessing the Power of Private Sector Innovation to Defeat a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: Relighting Vulcan's Forge. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2930-1.html.
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