U.S. tells Ukraine it won’t send long-range missiles because it has few to
spare
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The Biden administration has given its Ukrainian counterparts another reason
for not sending them much-wanted long-range missiles: The U.S. is concerned
it wouldn’t have enough for itself.
美国政府以库存不足为由 拒绝提供乌克兰想要的长程飞弹
In recent meetings at the Pentagon, U.S. officials told Kyiv’s
representatives that it doesn’t have any Army Tactical Missile Systems to
spare, according to four people with knowledge of the talks. Transferring
ATACMS to the battlefield in eastern Europe would dwindle America’s
stockpiles and harm the U.S. military’s readiness for a future fight, the
people said.
据了解 美方代表说没有ATACMS可提供给乌克兰
因为担心会使美国在未来战争时 库存不够用
That worry, along with the administration’s existing concern that Ukraine
would use the 190-mile range missiles to attack deep inside Russian territory
and cross what the Kremlin has said is a red line, is why the U.S. isn’t
shipping ATACMS to the frontlines any time soon.
再加上担心乌克兰会拿来朝俄罗斯本土攻击 会踩到普丁红线
One workaround being considered by Kyiv is to ask for Washington’s approval
to buy ATACMS from an allied country that operates the weapon, using military
financing from the United States, according to one of the people familiar
with the discussions. The list of ATACMS users includes South Korea, Poland,
Romania, Greece, Turkey, Qatar and Bahrain.
据透漏乌克兰可能改以美援资金 向其他国家购买ATACMS
如果美方不肯提供ATACM
他国会愿意吗 也是个问题