Judging from the ROC national defense report, in which strategic thinking is guided by "no seeking of war but no fear of war," it would have been be essential to respond flexibly (i.e. at a parallel level) to Communist China. Under such circumstances, there could have been rapid escalation to a military conflict.
以我國國防部的報告推論之，以不求戰、不懼戰的戰略思維，勢必會對中共加以彈性報復，果如此，一場軍事衝突儼然會迅速升級。