Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely S. Ratner addresses members of the press during a press briefing on the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cesar J. Navarro)
A senior Pentagon official has said he expects weapons aid packages using the Presidential Drawdown Authority to stay a part of the “spectrum of tools” the department uses to fulfill security assistance requirements for Taiwan.
Ely Ratner, assistant secretary…
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