Will American ATACMS Help Ukraine Win the War?

UNSPECIFIED, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 05: In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, an Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is fired during a joint training between the United States and South Korea, on October 05, 2022 at an undisclosed location. The South Korean and U.S. militaries fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan. (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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