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@visegrad24: The Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missiles transferred to Ukraine are ITAR-free and fall under no US restrictions. Storm Shadow is a missile that is entirely a European system. It does not require US targeting data to be used. The missile uses TERPROM, British terrain contour mapping, an Inertial Navigation System, and GPS. None of those fall under US restrictions. The US can give satellite imagery to help aid in a strike, but the UK and France can also use their own satellite imagery and plan their own routes that the missile will take.
ITAR only controls the export; once a country exports a weapons system that falls under ITAR, it is no longer subject to ITAR control. The US has no say over how it is used or where it is fired. That’s beyond the scope of ITAR.
Furthermore, the missiles being transferred to Egypt were early production models; the US was blocking their export to Egypt because they contained one US part that fell under the ITAR. Once that part was changed, France could then transfer them without US authorization and without obtaining a re-export license.
When the UK and France transferred Storm Shadows and SCALP-EG to Ukraine in 2023, if they had fallen under ITAR, they would have had to do so under a US re-export license; however, they didn't. They did it under their own export procedures. The decision was made unilaterally by France and the UK, and they did not receive an export license or US authorization to transfer those cruise missiles, which would have required a process and would have been needed if the missiles had parts that fell under ITAR.
The only reason why Ukraine wasn’t allowed to fire Storm Shadows and SCALP-EG deep into Russia under the Trump and Biden administrations was that the US may have seen it as going against their stance and stopped sending weapons to Ukraine, or it would’ve had an impact on relations between the UK/France, and the US. There is no legal basis for these restrictions; it is purely diplomatic.
@visegrad24: The Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missiles transferred to Ukraine are ITAR-free and fall under no US restrictions. Storm Shadow is a missile that is entirely a European system. It does not require US targeting data to be used. The missile uses TERPROM, British terrain contour mapping, an Inertial Navigation System, and GPS. None of those fall under US restrictions. The US can give satellite imagery to help aid in a strike, but the UK and France can also use their own satellite imagery and plan their own routes that the missile will take.
ITAR only controls the export; once a country exports a weapons system that falls under ITAR, it is no longer subject to ITAR control. The US has no say over how it is used or where it is fired. That’s beyond the scope of ITAR.
Furthermore, the missiles being transferred to Egypt were early production models; the US was blocking their export to Egypt because they contained one US part that fell under the ITAR. Once that part was changed, France could then transfer them without US authorization and without obtaining a re-export license.
When the UK and France transferred Storm Shadows and SCALP-EG to Ukraine in 2023, if they had fallen under ITAR, they would have had to do so under a US re-export license; however, they didn't. They did it under their own export procedures. The decision was made unilaterally by France and the UK, and they did not receive an export license or US authorization to transfer those cruise missiles, which would have required a process and would have been needed if the missiles had parts that fell under ITAR.
The only reason why Ukraine wasn’t allowed to fire Storm Shadows and SCALP-EG deep into Russia under the Trump and Biden administrations was that the US may have seen it as going against their stance and stopped sending weapons to Ukraine, or it would’ve had an impact on relations between the UK/France, and the US. There is no legal basis for these restrictions; it is purely diplomatic.
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@dwword83 @sentdefender: There was no US restriction in place on Storm Shadow. The US has no control over the missiles, legally or technically. France took off all their restrictions for Ukraine using SCALP last year
The only reason they weren’t used was to not turn the US diplomatically against Ukraine
@dwword83 @sentdefender: There was no US restriction in place on Storm Shadow. The US has no control over the missiles, legally or technically. France took off all their restrictions for Ukraine using SCALP last year
The only reason they weren’t used was to not turn the US diplomatically against Ukraine
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@wervolf: It was baked in with a bunch of others which were geolocated. AND there was a decent match for it.
@wervolf: It was baked in with a bunch of others which were geolocated. AND there was a decent match for it.
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@ajhutt04 @clashreport: The UK has used their own satellite for Ukrainian Storm Shadow strikes, numerous times. Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG strikes do not require US satellites to do.
@ajhutt04 @clashreport: The UK has used their own satellite for Ukrainian Storm Shadow strikes, numerous times. Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG strikes do not require US satellites to do.
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@luchayres @clashreport: The Storm Shadow cruise missiles transferred to Ukraine are ITAR-free, meaning they do not use any US parts.
ITAR only controls the export; once a country exports a weapons system that falls under ITAR, it is no longer subject to ITAR control. The US has no say over how it is used or where it is fired. That’s beyond the scope of ITAR.
Furthermore, the missiles being transferred to Egypt were early production models; the US was blocking their export to Egypt because they contained one US part that fell under the ITAR. Once that part was changed, France could then transfer them without US authorization and without obtaining a re-export license.
When the UK and France transferred Storm Shadows and SCALP-EG to Ukraine in 2023, if they had fallen under ITAR, they would have had to do so under a US re-export license; however, they didn't. They did it under their own export procedures. The decision was made unilaterally by France and the UK, and they did not receive an export license or US authorization to transfer those cruise missiles, which would have required a process and would have been needed if the missiles had parts that fell under ITAR.
The only reason why Ukraine wasn’t allowed to fire Storm Shadows and SCALP-EG deep into Russia under the Trump and Biden administrations was that the US may have seen it as going against their stance and stopped sending weapons to Ukraine, or it would’ve had an impact on relations between the UK/France, and the US. There is no legal basis for these restrictions; it is purely diplomatic.
@luchayres @clashreport: The Storm Shadow cruise missiles transferred to Ukraine are ITAR-free, meaning they do not use any US parts.
ITAR only controls the export; once a country exports a weapons system that falls under ITAR, it is no longer subject to ITAR control. The US has no say over how it is used or where it is fired. That’s beyond the scope of ITAR.
Furthermore, the missiles being transferred to Egypt were early production models; the US was blocking their export to Egypt because they contained one US part that fell under the ITAR. Once that part was changed, France could then transfer them without US authorization and without obtaining a re-export license.
When the UK and France transferred Storm Shadows and SCALP-EG to Ukraine in 2023, if they had fallen under ITAR, they would have had to do so under a US re-export license; however, they didn't. They did it under their own export procedures. The decision was made unilaterally by France and the UK, and they did not receive an export license or US authorization to transfer those cruise missiles, which would have required a process and would have been needed if the missiles had parts that fell under ITAR.
The only reason why Ukraine wasn’t allowed to fire Storm Shadows and SCALP-EG deep into Russia under the Trump and Biden administrations was that the US may have seen it as going against their stance and stopped sending weapons to Ukraine, or it would’ve had an impact on relations between the UK/France, and the US. There is no legal basis for these restrictions; it is purely diplomatic.
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US President Trump says that the WSJ story on the US approval of Ukraine being allowed to use long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia is fake.
"The US has nothing to do with those missiles, wherever they may come from, or what Ukraine does with them," says Trump, presumably referring to Anglo-French Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles. https://twitter.com/Archer83Able/status/1981076426200625208#m
US President Trump says that the WSJ story on the US approval of Ukraine being allowed to use long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia is fake.
"The US has nothing to do with those missiles, wherever they may come from, or what Ukraine does with them," says Trump, presumably referring to Anglo-French Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles. https://twitter.com/Archer83Able/status/1981076426200625208#m
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@PaulMll17667935 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA: The Storm Shadows sent to Ukraine are ITAR-free and contain no US parts.
@PaulMll17667935 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA: The Storm Shadows sent to Ukraine are ITAR-free and contain no US parts.
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@WarMonitor3: The Trump Administration lifted restrictions that never existed
@WarMonitor3: The Trump Administration lifted restrictions that never existed
Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)
Video of the Ukrainian President's visit to Sweden https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1981024484837470571#m
Video of the Ukrainian President's visit to Sweden https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1981024484837470571#m
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@dwword83 @sentdefender: Exactly, there is no legal basis or technical basis for restrictions. The US has no control over the Storm Shadow cruise missile.
The only reason they weren't being used deep inside Russia was not to upset the US, because the US might retaliate and stop sending Ukraine weapons
@dwword83 @sentdefender: Exactly, there is no legal basis or technical basis for restrictions. The US has no control over the Storm Shadow cruise missile.
The only reason they weren't being used deep inside Russia was not to upset the US, because the US might retaliate and stop sending Ukraine weapons
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@ukraine_map @dwword83 @sentdefender: It was a bluff, and should’ve been called a long time ago.
@ukraine_map @dwword83 @sentdefender: It was a bluff, and should’ve been called a long time ago.
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@Szenbanyasz @WarMonitor3: It was used at least twice in the Russian territory. The most significant strike was when +10 Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles struck an underground military commander general with high-ranking North Korean and Russian officers 50km from Ukraine, in Marino, Kursk.
The only reason Ukraine, with the UK’s help, did not conduct further strikes into Russia was not to upset the US, because the US might have stopped sending weapons to Ukraine in response. The bluff should’ve been called years ago. The US has no control over Storm Shadow or SCALP-EG cruise missiles, and likely wouldn't stop sending weapons to Ukraine if yesterday’s strike had been done months or years ago.
@Szenbanyasz @WarMonitor3: It was used at least twice in the Russian territory. The most significant strike was when +10 Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles struck an underground military commander general with high-ranking North Korean and Russian officers 50km from Ukraine, in Marino, Kursk.
The only reason Ukraine, with the UK’s help, did not conduct further strikes into Russia was not to upset the US, because the US might have stopped sending weapons to Ukraine in response. The bluff should’ve been called years ago. The US has no control over Storm Shadow or SCALP-EG cruise missiles, and likely wouldn't stop sending weapons to Ukraine if yesterday’s strike had been done months or years ago.
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@hassuohjus @visegrad24: They do not need US targeting data. US targeting data can be helpful, such as satellite imagery, but it’s not necessary.
Britain has provided its own satellite imagery for multiple Storm Shadow strikes, and the missile utilizes TERPROM, a British mapping system for navigation.
@hassuohjus @visegrad24: They do not need US targeting data. US targeting data can be helpful, such as satellite imagery, but it’s not necessary.
Britain has provided its own satellite imagery for multiple Storm Shadow strikes, and the missile utilizes TERPROM, a British mapping system for navigation.
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Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧 (Twitter)
@Faytuks: If this is actually what the Trump Admin's policy is now, that would be an even better development. Washington should have no input on what Ukraine does with Storm Shadow, SCALP-EG, or any other donated munition. https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1981094841577800130#m
@Faytuks: If this is actually what the Trump Admin's policy is now, that would be an even better development. Washington should have no input on what Ukraine does with Storm Shadow, SCALP-EG, or any other donated munition. https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1981094841577800130#m
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Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧 (Twitter)
@aidefranceukr: There was never any blanket approval given. The Biden Admin established a process whereby the Pentagon had to approve each individual attack, and the Trump Admin maintained that procedure. Now the authority lies with EUCOM, rather than USDP.
@aidefranceukr: There was never any blanket approval given. The Biden Admin established a process whereby the Pentagon had to approve each individual attack, and the Trump Admin maintained that procedure. Now the authority lies with EUCOM, rather than USDP.
Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧 (Twitter)
@TommyLundn @aidefranceukr: Yes, and that he is using that authority. USDP had de facto banned them when they were in charge.
@TommyLundn @aidefranceukr: Yes, and that he is using that authority. USDP had de facto banned them when they were in charge.
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❗️🇺🇸🇷🇺 #BREAKING: THE UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA.
The sanctions target Russia's two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft.
The main cause for the new package of sanctions is Russia’s "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine," U.S. Treasury says.
❗️🇺🇸🇷🇺 #BREAKING: THE UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA.
The sanctions target Russia's two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft.
The main cause for the new package of sanctions is Russia’s "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine," U.S. Treasury says.
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