Kuo Cheng-liang, a professor of political science at Soochow University, says that the US opposes Taiwan's development of long-range missiles because of the US's long-range strategy vis-a-vis China. The US has always been responsible for strategic deterrence, while Taiwan handles local tactical defense. If Taiwan were to develop long-range missiles, this would change Taiwan's defensive posture, and alter the Taiwan-US military division of labor.
東吳大學政治系副教授郭正亮也分析，美國反對台灣發展長程飛彈，其因乃在長期以來對中共的反制部署，是由美國承擔戰略嚇阻，台灣負責戰術防禦，台灣若發展長程飛彈，勢必改變台灣守勢作為，也改變台美軍事分工。