U.S. cruise missiles to return to Germany

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


1987: U.S. and Soviet Union sign Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, banning ground-launched missiles with ranges of 500-5,500km

2014: U.S. accuses President Putin of violating pact with new 9M729 nuclear-capable cruise missile

8m

2019: President Trump pulls out of INF treaty – Russia follows suit

2024: U.S. announces deployment of Tomahawk cruise, SM-6 and hypersonic missiles in Germany from 2026

BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Nuclear
6.2m

9M729 2,350km

Atlantic Ocean
London
Paris
Berlin
UKRAINE
Mediterranean Sea
RUSSIA
Moscow
NATO

TLAM-N 2,500km


Weapons to be deployed include new Typhon launcher (above) – modified 12-metre shipping container able to conceal up to four vertically launched missiles, including Tomahawks


Sources: Reuters, New York Times, U.S. Army 
Picture: U.S. Army 
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