The world needs a contingency plan for a Taiwan war: Chinese invasion will mean capture of 90% of the world’s advanced semiconductor chip supply. Diversifying production to Thailand, India, Vietnam is both vital defence and a counterweight to war – The Times of India

In July 1940, the British air force bombed French navy ships off the coast of French Algeria. After France had surrendered to Germany, Winston Churchill ordered the destruction of French ships lest the Germans used them against the British, thus killing 1,000 French soldiers.