22 April 2022

Never too Late: The West Can Help Ukraine Destroy Russia’s Missile Forces

Kris Osborn

As we have seen for weeks, Russia’s ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, rockets, and artillery have unleashed immense devastation upon Ukraine. These land weapons are terrorizing and destroying Ukrainian lives, murdering innocent children, and decimating entire civilian neighborhoods.

Can Russia’s terror campaign with these ground fired-weapons be stopped? The Pentagon has an idea and is now finally sending 155mm M777 mobile Howitzers which may help this effort. However, there are also a variety of proven interceptors, technologies, and detection systems capable of tracking and, in some cases, even destroying incoming missiles. Would the Ukrainians benefit from advanced ground-radar systems and integrated defense systems such as Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (CRAM) systems?

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