
Tarantulas and Asian giant hornets in Taiwan are a subplot of a nearly $1 billion settlement RTX [RTX] reached last week with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan--an attack that defense oracles believe may come by 2027--has been a central topic at defense conferences, especially over the last five years. RTX--formed in 2020 from Raytheon's merger with United Technologies--is to report third quarter results for 2024 on Tuesday. The largest part of last week's…