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The wreckage of an ATACMS MGM-140A missile in Berdiansk (files.catbox.moe)
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MGM-140A ATACMS Block I

Original model with 165 km range, inertial navigation and 950 M74 anti-personnel and anti-materiel (APAM) grenades.

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[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We pretty much continuously produce weapons, so of course you're gonna find a few that are expiring right about now, because it's cheaper for the US Government to pass them off to be used than it is to dispose of them safely ourselves. There are ATACMS that expired a decade ago, and were disposed of without starting a new war.

In addition, the ATACMS program specifically ended in 2007, so under a Service Life Extension Program, the US Army has been pretty continuously refurbishing them to maintain inventory. All in all, this is a prime example of confirmation bias.

But also yes, defense contractors are the only ones who profit from war.