Germany has agreed to buy Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States to station at home bases as the country expands its defenses, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced on July 9.
The German leader told parliament that, during the NATO meeting in Ankara, an agreement was reached with the United States to purchase the missiles.
“This closes an important strategic gap in our defense and, at the same time, we will work on developing and deploying our own European systems in Europe,” Merz said.
NATO will remain an alliance, but Germany can’t outsource its security, Merz added.
“We have every reason to be courageous, to dare to do something, to have confidence in ourselves and in our own abilities,” Merz said….
Germany Strikes Deal to Buy Tomahawk Missiles from US
