Could NATO-Supplied Arms Change Ukraine’s Fate?

NATO has claimed it would begin sending more significant, heavier weapons to Ukraine including armored vehicles, missiles, and even floating discussion over tanks and warplanes.

However there are serious complications going unmentioned across the Western media:

1. Heavy NATO weapons like tanks, anti-ship missiles, and warplanes take months or longer to train on;
2. they also require entirely new infrastructure, warehouses of new spare parts, ground support equipment, and personnel trained to carry out maintenance which takes months or longer to establish;
3. None of these proposed weapons, nor anything else in NATO’s inventory can make up for Ukraine’s shortcomings including loss of trained manpower, crippled logistics, and ineffective organizational structures to compete with Russian military power;
4. Many of these weapons – like the UK’s Harpoon missiles – are nearing expiration;
5. In order for these systems to be put directly into use, NATO personnel would have to covertly operate them until Ukrainian personnel could take over months or even years later.

References:

Washington Post – What weapons to send to Ukraine? How debate shifted from helmets to tanks.:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…

The National Interest – Germany’s Leopard 2 Tank in Syria Was Beaten Badly in Battle. Why?:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buz…

YouTube – Direct ATGM hit: Kurdish female fighters destroy invading Turkish Leopard 2 tank in Afrin region:
https://youtu.be/YafzmkvVRiI

Defense One – Saudi Losses in Yemen War Exposed by US Tank Deal:
https://www.defenseone.com/business/2…

The Brookings Institution – Is selling tanks to Saudi Arabia such a good idea?:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz…

The National Interest – The UAE’s Leclerc Tanks Had a Rough Time in Yemen:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reb…

Forbes – Lacking Missiles And Aircraft, British Warships Are Harmless ‘Herbivores’:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…

The Balance Careers – Navy Fire Controlman Job Description:
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/fir…

One thought on “Could NATO-Supplied Arms Change Ukraine’s Fate?

  • de Stuers

    Hello Mr Berletic, Thank you again for your pertinent analysis.

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