The U.S. will provide Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, American officials said

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  • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    3 days ago

    Big energy infrastructure doesn’t move around much; you can validate it using commercial satellite images and open-source intelligence, and if it comes with the promised long-range missiles, it’s a very big deal.

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      you can validate it using commercial satellite images and open-source intelligence

      Then what Intel were the Americans providing in the first place?

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        3 days ago

        Situational data and secret stockpiles and facilities. That’s the type of data the US could help with.

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          Can it be corroborated with NATO? I would like to think yes, as its purpose was defence against Russia, but I don’t really know.

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        What is easy to validate can be time-consuming to figure out in the first place. Plus per the article, the US will provide weapons capable of hitting the facilities.