FILE PHOTO: A MBDA Storm Shadow missile at the Farnborough Airshow. © BEN STANSALL / AFP
WNU Editor: Politico broke this story .... No ATACMS to Ukraine following U.K. move (Politico).
The key part is here ....
.... The Biden administration has no plans to follow Britain’s lead in sending long-range missiles to Ukraine — with some officials saying the U.S. is now off the hook thanks to the U.K.’s planned delivery.
London is set to send missiles with a range of 300 km, or nearly 200 miles, The Washington Post’s KAREN DeYOUNG reports. That’s the same range as the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, that Washington has refused to transfer to Kyiv.
Not surprising. Russian media is covering this story extensively .... Washington ‘relieved’ UK will cross red line for Kiev – Politico (RT).
As to what is my take.
This is another massive escalation in the conflict.
Ukraine does not have the expertise or training to handle these weapon systems. That means the UK will need to provide their own soldiers to handle the targeting data and other critical parts of this system.
UK soldiers being deployed to Ukraine to fire missiles against Russian forces?!?!?!?
Sighhh .... it looks like this is the direction that this war is heading.
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FILE PHOTO: A MBDA Storm Shadow missile at the Farnborough Airshow. © BEN STANSALL / AFP
WNU Editor: Politico broke this story .... No ATACMS to Ukraine following U.K. move (Politico).
The key part is here ....
.... The Biden administration has no plans to follow Britain’s lead in sending long-range missiles to Ukraine — with some officials saying the U.S. is now off the hook thanks to the U.K.’s planned delivery.
London is set to send missiles with a range of 300 km, or nearly 200 miles, The Washington Post’s KAREN DeYOUNG reports. That’s the same range as the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, that Washington has refused to transfer to Kyiv.
Not surprising. Russian media is covering this story extensively .... Washington ‘relieved’ UK will cross red line for Kiev – Politico (RT).
As to what is my take.
This is another massive escalation in the conflict.
Ukraine does not have the expertise or training to handle these weapon systems. That means the UK will need to provide their own soldiers to handle the targeting data and other critical parts of this system.
UK soldiers being deployed to Ukraine to fire missiles against Russian forces?!?!?!?
Sighhh .... it looks like this is the direction that this war is heading.
May 11, 2023 at 05:00AM
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