Deutscher Minister bricht Meinungsverschiedenheiten über Langstreckenraketen für die Ukraine | Die deutsche Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock brachte ihre Unterstützung für die Forderung der Ukraine nach Taurus-Marschflugkörpern mit großer Reichweite zum Ausdruck und brachte sich damit in Konflikt mit Bundeskanzler 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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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.
Using Taurus on Ukraine soil would be a good start