▁period , ▁flying ▁North ▁Y emen ' s ▁F - 5 E ▁fleet . ▁ ▁Third ▁Taiwan ▁Stra it ▁Cris is : ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁– ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁ ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁t sun ami ▁relief : ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁Military ▁inter vention ▁against ▁I SI L : ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁– ▁present ▁( Under ▁C J TF - O IR ) ▁ ▁N uc lear ▁weapons ▁program ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁by ▁the ▁RO C ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁content ious ▁issue . ▁The ▁U . S ., ▁hoping ▁to ▁avoid ▁es cal ating ▁t ensions ▁in ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Stra it , ▁has ▁contin ually ▁opposed ▁ar ming ▁the ▁RO C ▁with ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁RO C , ▁although ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁ad her es ▁to ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁nuclear ▁Non - Pro l ifer ation ▁Tre aty ▁and ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁produce ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁Past ▁nuclear ▁research ▁by ▁the ▁RO C ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁' th reshold ' ▁nuclear ▁state . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program ▁began ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁N uc lear ▁Energy ▁Research ▁( IN ER ) ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ung sh an ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology . ▁The ▁RO C ▁was ▁able ▁to