Global Courant
A US congressional revolution proposes that the US provide Ukraine with the ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) with a range of 300 kilometers. Ukraine could carry out precision strikes on Russian territory, for example targeting the Kerch bridge to Crimea. The Biden administration was hesitant to put the weapon in Ukrainian hands, fearing further escalation. But it is unlikely that this Wunderwaffe will make any more difference than previous wonder weapons – the Jackknife Drone, the Javelin anti-tank missiles, HIMARS, and so on. The US made only 3,700 ATACMS between 1986 and 2007. This obsolete weapon flies at Mach 3, while the Russian S-300 air defense missile flies at Mach 6 (and the Russians made 28,000 until 2012, enough to protect important targets like Kerch) . Bridge). ATACMS costs $1.5 million, S-300 $1 million.
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