Rapid Response: Defense Budgets Must Be Measured by Delivered Readiness, Not Announced Totals

RAPID RESPONSE | September 5, 2026 | P5-EVT-2026-0904-02

Taiwan proposes NT$145.7 billion in additional 2026 defense spending. Free China supports transparent democratic defense planning but stresses that proposed appropriations, signed contracts, delivered systems, trained units and operational readiness are different stages. Publish milestones, costs, maintenance and training outcomes so capability can be measured rather than assumed.

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