Will American ATACMS Help Ukraine Win the War?

An Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is fired during a joint training between the United States and South Korea, on October 05, 2022. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images)

By Elaine Shannon

Elaine Shannon, contributing editor at The Cipher Brief, is a former correspondent for Time and Newsweek. Her latest book is Hunting LeRoux (Harper Collins, 2019).

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — In late March, hunkered in his sandbag-lined compound with visiting Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for Congress to pass the long-promised $60 billion Ukrainian military aid package. While the bill included a broad range of weapons, Zelensky had one particular item on his mind.

“ATACM-300s, that is the answer,” Zelensky said.

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