US cannot transfer ATACMS ballistic missiles to Ukraine due to shortage of long-range projectiles

There are talks about transferring ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine, with which M142 HIMARS will be able to hit targets on

distance of 300 km, already 8 months old. According to Politico, the United States cannot send ballistic missiles to Ukraine due to a shortage of long-range projectiles.

What is known

US President Joe Biden's administrationBiden) in a conversation with the Ukrainian authorities announced the impossibility of supplying tactical ballistic missiles ATACMS for highly mobile artillery missile systems M142 HIMARS. The White House is concerned that the United States will not have enough ATACMS to meet its own needs.

Sending ballistic missiles to Ukraine will underminereadiness of the American army for future hostilities. Another reason is that with ATACMS, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to strike at Russian territory, which is of concern to the US authorities.

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Ukraine is looking for other ways to get ATACMS.In particular, purchase from other countries. Tactical ballistic missiles for the M142 HIMARS are in Poland, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Qatar, Bahrain and South Korea.