If the United States goes to war in defense of Taiwan, thousands of U.S. military troops are likely to die. Many of these young Americans will probably suffer brutal concussive or shock injuries to their organs, including their brains. Others will suffocate, burn to death, or drown. Facing China‘s ideologically motivated People’s Liberation Army, one that has spent decades arming and fixating on how best to defeat the U.S. over Taiwan (rather than mastering corruption like the Russian military), the PLA has a strong prospect of defeating the U.S. over Taiwan even if the U.S. commits its full forces.