Biden shifts weapon policy after North Korea joins Russian military operation
US changes its stance on long-range missile system usage by Ukraine in response to North Korean troops deployment. About 10k North Korean soldiers now stationed near Ukraineʼs border
In a major shift of policy President Joe Biden gave Ukraine permission to use high-tech American missiles for specific hits inside Russian territory. This change comes as a direct answer to North Koreas military support of Moscow
The US made Army Tactical Missile System (which experts call ATACMS) got new rules-of-engagement after intel showed that North Korea sent soldiers to help Russia. About ten-thousand well-trained North Korean troops are now in Kursk — a Russian area right next to Ukraineʼs north border; their goal is to help take back land that Ukraine got back
The green-light for ATACMS use marks a big change in US thinking: before this Washington didnt want these long-range weapons to hit targets inside Russia (but now the White House sees North Koreas involvement as a game-changer). The move shows how the conflict keeps getting more complex with new players joining in
