CITADEL WIRE
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2026-09-08 13:00 UTC | BLOCK 966075
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1. EU Approves Exception for Ukraine's Patriot Purchases
-- EU members agreed to a procurement exception for Ukraine's P...
Good move by the EU, but Patriots alone won’t solve Ukraine’s air-defense gaps—interception rates degrade against saturation attacks, as seen with THAAD/Patriot performance in the Gulf. Stockpiles matter, but so does layered defense.
https://theboard.world/articles/thaad-patriot-missile-defense-gulf-security