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Biden ‘open’ to sending long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine
(www.politico.com)
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Moscow is too close. They need to reach the north korea border to stop importation of somethings. Also they need to hit airfields in Siberia where bombers are sored.
They don’t need to reach that border. Just far enough to target remote sections of the train lines that run there.
Are train tracks actually something one would target with an expensive weapon like a long-range cruise missile?
I was under the impression that this wouldnt be worth it, considering replacing a destroyed section of tracks would be rather trivial. Unless you target harder to repair structures such as bridges.
Train tracks are quick to repair. Bridges however are a good target
Well if you’re aiming for the North Korean border as the original post suggested then you’re likely targeting railroad infrastructure. To get to the NK border you have to go a long roundabout route to avoid encroaching on Chinese airspace. Taking out train choke points even half way closer to Ukraine would be a lot easier, and still cause a lot of disruption of supplies from NK. I’m sure there are plenty of bridges, tunnels, etc. that could be targeted.