Taiwan's nuclear plants are a national security liability. Similar attacks against nuclear facilities occurred during Middle East wars since 1980. Taiwan faces potential mass destruction if its nuclear plants are attacked. If the plants are attacked, Taiwan will be covered by radioactive fallout. A nuclear reactor contains a volume of radioactive material several hundred times that of a nuclear bomb.
Nuclear fallout causes cancer, physical abnormalities and often, immediate death.
The pollution from a bombed plant could result in mass fatalities and turn the polluted area into a wasteland. Nuclear energy cannot replace most energy sources for industry and transportation. If the Strait is blockaded, economic activities will decrease due to the inability to export commodities. In wartime, people will need less electricity than in peacetime. Nuclear plants cannot supply the electricity needed for military preparedness.