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Merz tells Bundestag Germany will buy and base US Tomahawks, closing what he calls a 'critical strategic gap'

Chancellor Friedrich Merz informed the Bundestag on 9 July 2026 that Berlin had agreed at the Ankara NATO summit to acquire and station US Tomahawk cruise missiles — a move that, if confirmed in contract, would be the most consequential European basing of a long-range US strike weapon in a generation.

Military vehicles, including a large camouflaged launcher system and a tow truck, drive along a paved road.
Military vehicles, including a large camouflaged launcher system and a tow truck, drive along a paved road. @Kyivpost_official · Telegram

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