Seal Team 6, which eliminated the leader of the terrorist group "Al Qaeda” Osama bin Laden in 2011, was preparing for a mission to help Taiwan in the event of a military confrontation with China, reported the British newspaper Financial Times, citing sources.
According to the release, Seal Team 6 is the most elite "tier one" force. in the US military, its activities are highly classified, so the sources did not provide details about the planned mission in Taiwan.
It is reported that the preparation "for the conflict in Taiwan“ has been going on for more than a year at the group's headquarters in Virginia Beach. According to the FT, its pace has increased since the former commander of US military units in the Indo-Pacific region, Phil Davidson, warned in 2021 that China could attack Taiwan within six years.
A Pentagon spokesman emphasized in a comment to the publication that the US Department of Defense and US forces are "preparing and training for a wide range of contingencies”.
The FT notes that the secret teachings "highlight the heightened focus“ by the US on deterring China from an alleged attack on Taiwan and increasing preparations for such a scenario.