The US announced on Wednesday that it will deploy missiles to Germany that would have been banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019.
The INF prohibited land-based missile systems with a range between 310 and 3,400 miles. The planned deployment to Germany includes a land-based version of nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles, which have a range of about 1,000 miles and are primarily used by US Navy ships and submarines.
“The United States will begin episodic deployments of the long-range fires capabilities of its Multi-Domain Task Force in Germany in 2026, as part of planning for enduring stationing of these capabilities in the future,” the US and Germany said in a joint statement released amid the ongoing NATO summit in Washington.
“When fully developed, these conventional long-range fires units will include SM-6, Tomahawk, and developmental hypersonic weapons, which have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe,” the statement added.
Based on the statement, the US likely plans to deploy a Typhon launcher, a covert system concealed in a 40-foot shipping container that can fire Tomahawks and SM-6 missiles. The SM-6 can hit targets up to 290 miles away, below the levels previously banned by the INF.
The US has previously deployed Typhon launchers for military exercises in the Philippines and Denmark. The announcement of a regular deployment of the missile system to Germany comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow should follow the US in developing weapons previously banned by the INF.
When the US withdrew from the INF treaty, it claimed Russia was violating the agreement by developing the ground-launched 9M729 cruise missile. Russian officials denied the missile was a violation, saying it had a maximum range of 298 miles.
Russia also accused the US of potentially violating the INF by establishing Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in Romania and Poland. The systems use Mk-41 vertical launchers, which can fit Tomahawk missiles.
The US refused to negotiate with Russia on either issue, and the Trump administration tore up the treaty. It was clear the US exited the treaty so it could deploy intermediate-range missiles near China, leading Russia to propose a moratorium on the deployment of INF missiles in Europe. But the US never accepted the offer.
How about asking the German people what they think about becoming a target?
A reasonable question. Germany is next door to Russia, which has more than 6,000 nuclear weapons, plus robust delivery devices.
I did. Still waiting. They're busy drinking beer.
Roughly 300 (US) Atom Bombs are already stored on German soil. These A-Bombs are stored there to protect the locals as per NATO 🤣
For 80 years I have been a citizen of the U.S. Right now, I don't like my country of birth at….all.
Don't give up on the American people along with the Gov. It's a baby and bathwater thing. The Gov. in no way represents the people today, just their own interests and their donors.
I’ve heard this logic before for Germany, Russia, Turkey, Iran, China and Israel to name a few. But at the end, these governments are either enacted willfully or thru lack of self awareness outside the bubble by their citizens. At some point the small few pretty roses will either get picked off from their surrounding weeds or get overwhelmed and covered by more weed.
Agreed
Same here, same age.
Yea, I believe there's a whole lot of us don't like the 'Evil Empire' that the U.S. has become.
Become? It always was if you read your history. First off, What was the title the 6 nations gave to wonderful G. washington?
I can’t argue with that.
You're not alone and can always migrate to or live in another peaceful country…!
It's sooooo obvious Wash. and NATO countries are planning WWIII. Don't live in denial of that fact, follow the money and munitions and you'll agree.
So, would this be considered a provocation? And when Russia responds will that be called Russian aggression?
I’m sensing Europe is getting prepped to get cleaned out of its immigrant population.
Immigrant and Native.
"Tomahawk missiles" Old and slow, vulnerable to all of Russia's air defenses.
Meanwhile, this gives Russia the excuse to put Zircons in Cuba.
Good luck with that, America.
Meanwhile, Russia is countering those Aegis Ashore missiles with the SMO. After taking all of Ukraine, Russia will put a new Military District right on the borders of Poland and Romania, with full air defenses, 500,000 troops, 1,500 tanks, airbases, a naval base in Odessa, the whole nine yards.
That was the whole point of the SMO – which no one understands except me.
No, it wasn't the whole point of the SMO. This is not what Russia wanted when it launched the SMO. But the west, meaning the United States, keeps pushing the envelope and piling on the escalations. So this is going to be how Russia responds, out of necessity for the sake of their security. It didn't have to be this way. But the United States is not a civilized country, at least in the way they conduct their foreign policy.
These DC imbeciles keep on playing the outdated US 1990s playbook, never stopping to consider whether the world has changed and/or the consequences of their idiotic decisions.
Example:
'If we deploy US nukes to Germany, Russia might deploy Russian hypersonic nukes to Cuba or Venezuela. Is that a risk worth taking?'
They are reckless fools, unable to exercise restraint, constantly provoking Russia – and I fear they are going to get taught a very painful lesson, sooner rather than later.
The US thinks it owns the world. It will have very big tantrum if Russia decides to station any kind of missiles in Cuba or Venezuela.
I'm approaching the point of shutting this shit out. Every day it's the same shitshow starring the same jackasses, with nothing – absolutely nothing – changing.
I don't have all that much time left on this planet, and I'm honestly struggling with the notion of paying attention to the acts my government is committing.
Having said this, I have really enjoyed the back and forth here.
All of us may not have much time left.
Try as you may, you won't be able to tune it out. You care too much. That's the problem with good people.
I know, I know. I was reading a little about criticism of SCOTUS' arguments in support of their recent decision re POTUS' presumptive immunity, and was struck by the dichotomy: Biden's government is lying through its teeth 24-7, and somehow that act is protected, even as it shoves us headlong toward a planet-wide catastrophic war.
The ancient Persians regarded the LIE as the most grievous sin, as did the Lakota and other native American tribes, and I concur.
Incidentally, the articles I read do not refer to what I regard as the most likely reason for SCOTUS' decision: that the prosecution needed to be in trial for Jan 6 at least two years in front of the coming election – not two months, a point I have banging on for over two years in several venues. Removing a president for abusive acts is a decision to be made via the 25th, impeachment, or an election – not by a justice dept. of the opposition party.
"Russia also accused the US of potentially violating the INF by establishing Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in Romania and Poland. The systems use Mk-41 vertical launchers, which can fit Tomahawk missiles."
Not potentially, but blatantly, years ago. The INF treaty banned land-based missile launchers (like the Mk-41s) otherwise a dishonest jackass would deploy missiles and just claim they are anti-missile missiles. No one knows which they are except for a dozen high-level Americans.
Come on Carlton – "We" know as well as Russia we've got nukes there, and the Global Majority knows, far better even than Russia or we's, we've never taken out a Russian prez. While the GM's had 70ish years of our lying machinations deposing their people-centered populist governments via proxy when we didn't take a shiv to the offender ourselves & then turn around and arm whatever murderous opposition group would do the our bidding preventing a replay.
No question we've got nukes on the ground, maybe with some weakly canned kerchief-wave at plausible deniability. Though these days since life beyond an single-celled ameba knows it's all play-acting we tend not to bother with deniability going straight to whatever ludicrous denial springs to mouth bypassing both sides of the brain, example Matthew Miller's response to a question about Haaretz's, long-belated, reporting the IDF killed more Israelis 10/7th than did Hamas.
Lol, we assassinated our own President because he the spoke the heinous word "Peace" sincerely & got a Russian Prez interested. If a presidential motorcade was speeding down a city byway and a toddler broke free from his mother's hands tumbling into the street you can best believe not a car would hit a brake or turn a wheel to avoid that baby. So sad! Let's get the Israelis to investigate.
The fact that we have so few of us reading this website tells you all you need to know about this country. In the past, there was more people pushing back against nuclear escalation and risking the planet. It's not an issue in the next elections due to Trump being responsible for cancelling the INF. Neocons, how you got us here is most Impressive! We have all become Neocons.
We may seem like only a few NA but at least,we are mostly on the correct path and trajectory, don’t ya think?……Neocons may come and go but just remember, the road to hell is paved with many a-holes!
I thought Russia helped win WWII. Russia lost 20 million people for Germany to be pawn of the United States with Joe Lucifer Biden and his neocons trying to destroy Russia economically, theft, and militarily and which is same group who started Iraq war with Bush. The Russian people in Ukraine are the new Palestinians as radio stations and parties banned as Biden refused to negotiate with Russia and Ukraine now run by Emperor Zelensky another pawn of the United States. The Ronald Wilson Reagen 666? lives on. Russia is not allowed to buy or sell unless another figure similar to Yetsin run Russia.
Let us hope this will stir the the German mind of old to recognize the insanity of her 'friend'.
I am having my first cup of French Press coffee, contemplating the day and basically wondering, why we have our head so far up our own….;-}
I haven’t used my French press in a while. A few months ago, I bought an Aeropress, then recently upgraded it with a fitting to produce something close to espresso. Not bad at all, and like the French press there’s not that much that can go wrong with it (inexpensive electric espresso and coffee machines seem to be built to burn out their heating apparatus in a year or so).
I may go back to the French press for a little while soon, though.
Decidedly, the Neocon-led insane and decrepit Biden administration is doing its utmost to provoke a nuclear world war:
F-16 to Ukraine so that the latter could bomb Russia, nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles to Germany, Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in Romania and Poland, intermediate-range missiles near China, etc.
Are they crazy or not?
Is there anybody in the world who still believes that NATO is a 'defensive' military alliance?
Morning CJ! Well said!
Someone once said/wrote that there should be regular atmospheric testing of nukes and that politicians should be forced to observe the tests in their underwear.
Unfortunately, I fear all people have lost any context of the scale of even a single nuclear weapon, never mind 12,000,00 thermonuclear (ie fusion) versions.
Time to wake the hell up and smell the damn toast burning D.C.!
Isnt the game fo 'Risk' fun kiddies? Dont forget to duck drop and cover[teach your kids like we were taught 60 years ago].
where are the environmentalists? I have it on good authority that even a single nuke is worse than driving a car to get groceries.