Pentagon, Army acquisition officials: Washington sent to Kyiv sensitive manufacturing plans for more than 1,000 U.S. weapons

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  1. Lede buried in [NYT reporting](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/us/pentagon-ammunition-ukraine-russia.html?u2g=c&unlocked_article_code=1.vk0.p_hs.pXneBp9kQHBe&smid=url-share):

    *The United States has transferred sensitive manufacturing plans for more than 1,000 American weapons to Kyiv, and translated an equal number of technical manuals from English to Ukrainian, the two officials said.*

    *When asked, they stopped short of saying which weapons.*

    *“What are they using the most?” Mr. Bush replied.*

    h/t u/thisisinsider

  2. USA: You cannot strike in Russia with these weapons we made.

    Also USA: See we disassembled them for you. Hera are the assembly plans and the parts. Made in Ukraine now. Sweet.

    Russians: O:

  3. This sounds like they got construction plans for arty shells and maybe himars missiles?

  5. I was just saying the other day that the US should do this. They beat me to it I guess.

  7. That’s kinda whack…. How do you even keep it safe?

  8. Perfect ! I just don’t get it from the US perspective, the chance of said plans falling into Russian hands has to be insanely high compared to the plans only being in the US?

  9. And now lets increase Russia to win and put hands on some of these secrets by running in public a soap opera around strikes inside Russia with these weapons.4D chess in a nutshell.

  10. I don’t understand why US and allies are so transparent about the aid they send. Wouldn’t it be better if none of it were public? Or is it a strategy? IDK just always wondered about this; like why give free intel to russia.

  11. Some assembly required,
    the US is now the Ikea of weapons.

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