Posted on 10/17/2023 7:28:17 AM PDT by McGruff
The US secretly provided Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, according to two US officials. The confirmation came on Tuesday after images of the missiles’ submunitions inside Ukraine began circulating on social media.
It is not clear when the US missiles were provided. But the US decided in recent weeks to send them quietly because they wanted to take the Russians by surprise, especially after months of public back-and-forth over whether President Joe Biden would agree to send the weapons, an official said. The Russians are aware of the range of the missiles and the US was concerned they would move equipment and weapons out of reach before the missiles could be used, the official said.
US officials indicated to CNN on Tuesday that Ukraine used the ATACMS, some variants of which have a maximum range of approximately 186 miles, to attack Russia’s Berdyansk and Luhansk airfields in eastern Ukraine this week. The Ukrainian military tweeted that the attack destroyed several Russian helicopters, an ammunition depot, and an air defense launcher, but did not specify whether they used ATACMS to do it.
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ATACMS
Army Tactical Missile Systems
They are absolutely determined to get WWIII going, one way or another. Why aren’t they telling Ukraine to measure their response like Israel?
That’s why I posted comment #4 - granted it’s just a movie...
Nice going!
3 missiles to take out 9 Ka-52 helicopters, an ammo dump and parts of a very expensive air defense system.
Russia could respond my mining a few key ports where supertankers load/unload oil from the mid-east. Watch our gas prices jump $3 dollars a gallon.
It’s called escalation.
How much do we have in reserve?
They are going to get World War 111 going or bust the Gates of Hell trying. They being Biden Worshipers and their Blood Brothers, Neo Cons and Globalists. In order to increase their effectiveness the Biden Worshipers and Neo Cons, Globalists marred. But to them, War is money in their pockets.
every time the embers seem to be dying, Uncle Sam stirs them back up.
The US imports very little Middle East oil. We became a major exporter some time ago. I think the real reason for the secrecy is to thwart sabotage while the weapons are in transit.
the stupid-ass children who run our foreign policy have grown up in a world of zero consequences.
Do they think there will be no response?
The embers will not die out until Russia leaves Ukraine.
Russia was invited there by the Russian nationals in the East.
Do they think there will be no response?
Rather it is the Russians who think that they could invade another country with zero consequences.
Measure the response?
That would mean they’d be striking Moscow and major cities, like Russia is doing, striking civilians, purposefully.
bkmk
You mean the ethnic Russian minority in Donbas? Despite constant harping by Russia and its supporters, Donbas has an ethnic Ukrainian majority. Or perhaps you would want us to return California and Texas to Mexico if the Mexican nationals there invited Mexico to come in.
They sure are hell bent on starting WWIII
We WERE energy sufficient before the senile Biden took office.
Now it’s 16% of our total. Plus this sort of thing snowballs, other countries take on WAY more than 16% from the mid-east, they will want to buy our oil, raising the price.
No thanks, I’ll stick with my $3 estimate.
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