Olaf Scholz seems determined to defy pressure from Germany’s allies and domestic opposition
Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, has resisted domestic and international pressure to supply Ukraine with German-made Taurus cruise missiles, a precise, long-range munition. Desperate to help an, some allies have concocted clever schemes to help change Germany’s mind. David Cameron, Britain’s foreign secretary, has hinted his openness to a plan that would see Germany send Taurus missiles to Britain, thus enabling Britain to send more of its Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine.
The Taurus is a particularly potent weapon. It has a range of 500km, compared with less than 300km for Scalps and Storm Shadows. It flies less than 50 metres above the ground, which makes it hard to detect by radar. It is accurate to within five metres. Taurus missiles do not require a satellite signal: they use terrain-contour matching—comparing images of the ground to a library of images—and high-precision radar to navigate, making them less vulnerable to electronic jamming.
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