{"id":41194,"date":"2022-11-29T09:02:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=41194"},"modified":"2022-11-29T09:02:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:02:55","slug":"biden-mulls-sending-long-range-missiles-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/29\/biden-mulls-sending-long-range-missiles-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Mulls Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Biden administration is considering an offer from military-industrial complex giant Boeing to supply Ukraine with long-range precision-guided bombs capable of striking targets up to nearly 100 miles away, Reuters<\/em>reported<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon is reviewing Boeing’s proposal to send Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs<\/a> (GLSDB) – manufactured jointly with Sweden’s SAAB – to Ukrainian forces, a move that would enable them to hit targets deep behind enemy lines as they fight to repel invading Russian troops.<\/p>\n

The GPS-guided GLSDB combines the GBU-39 bomb and the M26 rocket motor, both of which are cheap and relatively abundant. GLSDB is compatible with existing launchers used by Ukrainian forces and could be added to Kyiv’s arsenal by early next year.<\/p>\n

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While Ukrainians and their supporters encouraged the proposed transfer on social media, Bulgarian independent journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva – one of the few online critics of the proposal – tweeted<\/a>, “This is how the US military-industrial complex (Boeing) is dictating the US foreign policy and profiteering from wars.”<\/p>\n

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The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing AFU to strike far behind Russian lines.<\/p>\n

Boeing's proposed system is Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB).?? pic.twitter.com\/PUHESdnXTU<\/a><\/p>\n

— Tomi ???????? (@TallbarFIN) November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n