US selling torpedoes to Taiwan amid tensions with China

The U.S. announced Wednesday that it had approved the sale of $180 million worth of torpedoes, though the deal is not yet final.Reuters reported that a statement from the U.S. Defense Cooperation Agency indicated that the State Department had approved a sale of 18 MK-48 Mod6 Advanced Technology Heavy Weight Torpedoes to the country, which is not officially recognized by the U.S. or most other nations.”The Defense Security Cooperation Agency…