MicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThe US says it is going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germanywww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkThe US says it is going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germanywww.businessinsider.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
The US announced deployments of new long-range fires weapons to Germany will start in 2026. The capabilities will include the SM-6, Tomahawk, and developmental hypersonic weapons. The war in Ukraine has shown a need for more deep-strike options.
minus-squarehairynipple@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoGermany vulnerable to Russia, really? Russia can barely take on Ukraine but now it’s a threat to Germany? Putting NATO missiles in Germany has more to do with US power projection than defense for Germany.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoLast I checked, Russia still had nuclear weapons. Did that change?
Germany vulnerable to Russia, really? Russia can barely take on Ukraine but now it’s a threat to Germany? Putting NATO missiles in Germany has more to do with US power projection than defense for Germany.
Last I checked, Russia still had nuclear weapons. Did that change?