Ukraine's Bradley Fighting Vehicle Dilemma Won't Go Away

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Bradley Fighting Vehicles: The Key to Ukraine’s Defense or Just More Wishful Thinking?

The U.S. has gifted Ukraine more than 300 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The Cold War-era Bradley, supplied to Ukraine in far greater numbers than tanks like the Abrams, has bolstered Ukraine’s defense and gained something of a legendary status among Ukrainian fighters.

Now, critics of the slow, incremental way the U.S. has supplied military aid to Ukraine point to the success of the Bradley as an example of what can be accomplished when Western weapons are gifted in greater quantity.

“The way Ukraine’s Western partners have supplied weapons, often in small numbers and after significant delays, has come with heavy criticism throughout the war,” Sinead Baker wrote for Business Insider. “Having enough of a weapon is important for militaries as it allows them to use those weapons more flexibly. It means being able to put the weapons in risky situations where they could achieve big breakthroughs, and if any are lost, it’s not a major tactical and public-relations disaster.”