ATACMS: Why Biden Sending Ukraine These Missiles Is a Huge Deal | WSJ Equipped

As Ukraine’s military struggles to restock its long-range missiles, it’s relying on foreign supplies, like the U.K.’s Storm Shadow missiles. On Friday, President Biden agreed to provide a limited supply of the Army Tactical Missile System or ATACMS to Ukrainian forces. These missiles are equipped with a 500-lb class fragmentation warhead and have a max range of about 190 miles. WSJ explains how ATACMS could speed up Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia and why the U.S. was initially hesitant to send the weapons. 0:00 U.S. to send Ukraine ATACMS missiles 0:49 How it’s fired 2:20 How it moves 3:51 How it lands 5:45 Geopolitical battle #Ukraine #Russia #WSJ