MILITARY
U.S. cruise missiles to return to Germany, angering Russia
July 12, 2024 - Russia is prepared to take military measures in response to a U.S. decision to deploy longer-range missiles in Germany for the first time since the 1980s.
The U.S. and Germany said the “episodic deployments” were in preparation for longer-term stationing that would include SM-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons with a longer range than current capabilities in Europe.
Such missiles were banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF), which was signed at the end of the Cold War and covered ground-launched missiles that could travel between 500-5,500km.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin felt it was too restrictive and in 2014 the U.S. accused him of violating the pact with a new type of nuclear-capable cruise missile.
According to a U.S. military official, the weapons will include a new launcher called Typhon, which is a modified 40-foot shipping container that can conceal up to four missiles that rotate upward to fire.
- US cruise missiles to return to Germany, angering Moscow (BBC)
- Russia Vows ‘Military Response’ to U.S. Missile Deployments in Germany (NYT)
- Russia to counter 'threatening' US deployment of long-range missiles in Germany (Reuters)
- Russia vows response if U.S. puts longer-range missiles in Germany (Washington Post)
- Lockheed delivers first Typhon missile launcher prototype to Army (BreakingDefense)