Trump halts deployment of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany intended to deter Russia | DW News

The US President cancelled the deployment of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany. Berlin has no land-based longer range cruise missiles of its own and is seeking alternatives. With Russia’s war still raging in Ukraine and European militarization rapidly accelerating, many are wondering whether Europe can actually defend itself when the American security umbrella is pulled away.

We speak with military analyst Thomas Wiegold for further insight.

Chapters:
00:00 Trump halts missile deployment to Germany
00:32 Report by Simon Young: Russia’s missile threat and capabilities
00:59 Planned Tomahawk deployment abandoned
01:17 Concerns over Russia’s Kaliningrad missile systems
01:50 What Tomahawk missiles can do
02:18 Why the US backed away from deployment
02:27 Germany explores buying the missiles
02:45 Push for European missile development
03:16 Interview with military analyst Thomas Wiegold
04:19 How long Europe needs to rearm
05:23 Could Ukraine help fill the gap?
06:04 Drones versus cruise missiles
06:44 Possible US troop pullback from Germany
07:08 Wider shift in US global strategy towards Asia and China
07:51 Alternatives like Turkish missiles?
08:37 Could US forces shift eastward to Poland?
09:26 Why US and NATO bases in Germany still matter
10:03 Challenges for European cooperation

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