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U.S. cruise missiles to return to Germany, angering Russia

By Jordi Bou

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.

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PUBLISHED: 12/07/2024; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: U.S. Army
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