German Minister Breaks Ranks on Long-Range Missiles for Ukraine | German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expressed support for Ukraine’s request for long-range Taurus cruise missiles, putting herself at odds with Chancellor Olaf Scholz

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-30/german-minister-breaks-ranks-on-long-range-missiles-for-ukraine

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  1. Just to clear some of the misconceptions around Taurus. Just on its own, it is not a Wunderwaffe. It would be on par with Stormshadow.
    What gives it its long-range stealth is a data centre that compiles the petabytes of satellite data so that the rocket can weave around individual trees.
    If the data centre remains in Germany, then approach data has to be compiled in Germany, and Germany would be taking an active role in the war.
    If the data centre gets packed up and shipped to Ukraine, then Germany would lose the capability for a decade and it would take years to train Ukrainian personnel on the system.

  2. The greens (her party) wanted to deliver Taurus since it came up for the first time

    This is not news