Phillips O’Brien (@PhillipsPOBrien) has an article up on the UK Spectator on Ukraine's pressing need for ATACMS.
I agree...with a caveat.
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spectator.co.uk/article/ukrain…
I agree...with a caveat.
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spectator.co.uk/article/ukrain…
ATACMS comes in several variation of both 150km and 300km range. The former isn't what AFU needs, it's the latter.
Getting the USA to break the 'ATACMS Taboo' weeks or months from now for only the 150km range version would represent a real setback for Ukraine.
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Getting the USA to break the 'ATACMS Taboo' weeks or months from now for only the 150km range version would represent a real setback for Ukraine.
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Since the extended-range version of GMLRS is designed to fly up to 150 km and went into production in October of 2022.
The Biden Administration should provide GMLRS-ER right now for a couple of reasons.
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insidedefense.com/insider/extend…
The Biden Administration should provide GMLRS-ER right now for a couple of reasons.
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insidedefense.com/insider/extend…
1st, to demonstrate on the battlefield what the additional range buys in terms of warfighting capability for AFU.
2nd, to politically salami slice the "Escalation" barriers to entry for onramping ATACMS into Ukraine's inventory.
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2nd, to politically salami slice the "Escalation" barriers to entry for onramping ATACMS into Ukraine's inventory.
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If GMLRS-ER is striking 150 km deep right now. Then adding 150km ATACMS would happen sooner.
And once ATACMS at 150km showed its capabilities.
The move to 300km ATACMS would happen sooner for Ukraine.
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And once ATACMS at 150km showed its capabilities.
The move to 300km ATACMS would happen sooner for Ukraine.
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The reality is the sooner the Russo-Ukrainian war is ended with the complete abject defeat of Russia's imperial ambitions.
The safer the world will be for this generation.
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The safer the world will be for this generation.
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