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ATACMS
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English
Pronunciation
en /əˈtækəms/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ATACMS.wav Southern England
Noun
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en US _ military en w:Army Tactical Missile System a type of surface-to-surface missile.
en HIMARS PRSM MLRS
en John Ismay What Are ‘Artillery Rockets,’ and Why Is the U.S. Sending Them to Ukraine? The New York Times 2022-06-02 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/us/ukraine-war-weapons.html 0362-4331 During Operation Desert Storm, government records show that the U.S. Army fired more than 17,200 unguided MLRS rockets and 32 of the larger ATACMS guided missiles at Iraqi forces. https://web.archive.org/web/20251031123735/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/us/ukraine-war-weapons.html 31 October 2025
en-US Helene Cooper Zelensky’s Visit Reveals Strategy Divide Between Ukraine and U.S. The New York Times 2023-09-22 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/us/politics/zelensky-biden-ukraine-war-strategy.html 0362-4331 Julian E. Barnes on The Biden administration, which has sent billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, has been deliberating about whether to provide some of their limited inventory of Army Tactical Missile Systems — known as ATACMS. Mr. Zelensky said Ukraine needs more missile capability. https://web.archive.org/web/20260219020130/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/us/politics/zelensky-biden-ukraine-war-strategy.html 19 February 2026
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