Posted on 02/27/2022 2:56:45 PM PST by tlozo
The U.S. for the first time has approved the direct delivery of Stinger missiles to Ukraine as part of a package approved by the White House on Friday.
The exact timing of delivery is not known, but officials say the U.S. is currently working on the logistics of the shipment. The officials agreed to discuss the development only if not quoted by name.
The decision comes on the heels of Germany's announcement that it will send 500 Stinger missiles and other weapons and supplies to Ukraine.
The high-speed Stingers are very accurate and are used to shoot down helicopters and other aircraft. Ukrainian officials have been asking for more of the powerful weapons.
Estonia has also been providing Ukraine with Stingers since January, and in order to do that had to get U.S. permission.
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It’s been 40 years since we sent stingers to the mujahadin to spank the Russians in Afghanistan.
I fear we are one shootdown away from being in the middle of this.
But on the other hand, I’m feeling really smart for buying that radiation detector off Amazon a few weeks ago.
I do think they find out but don’t make it easier for them. I think they will be useless once the Russians really start engaging their thermobaric and hypersonic capabilities into the fray.
Thermobaric and hypersonic capabilities are not going to be of much use to subdue a population.
They can kill lots of people and the break the will
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