The main reason why German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not want to supply long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine may be due to the peculiarities of these missiles, namely, targeting. This is stated in the publication of the t-online portal, UNN reports.
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In particular, Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer said in his speech that the effective use of this missile requires a huge amount of data and a special computer system that only the Bundeswehr has.
If Germany were to transfer Taurus to Ukraine, it would no longer have access to these systems and would significantly undermine its defense capabilities, t-online writes, citing participants in the meeting.
The details of this system are classified, so the interlocutors could not even estimate how long it would take Berlin to restore it.
At the same time, it is possible to provide Kyiv with these missiles in a "stripped-down" form, without a guidance system. In this case, Taurus would serve as a complement to the less powerful British Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
After Breuer's speech, the room fell silent. Even those who usually make loud demands had no more questions
Another participant in the meeting told the publication that the speech of the Bundeswehr Inspector General made him reconsider his position on providing Ukraine with cruise missiles.