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US still refuses to transfer ATACMS to Ukraine
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It's a tragedy that these have not yet been sent. There should already be a production line set up to deliver hundreds per month.
They've been out of production since 2007
In sure someone still knows how to make them.
I have inside knowledge on this because I support[ed] production for a part of this system. I can't divulge too much information obviously, but we can still manufacture ATACMS. The real issue is a lot of the components and manufacturing processes are terribly out-of-date so it's questionable whether it's worth it when the replacement is on the horizon.