Britain, Germany, and France will develop missiles with a range of over 2,000 km

Elena Panina
Елена Панина (Telegram)

Negotiations between these three countries on developing the capability to strike deep into Russia are scheduled for early June.

❖ Britain and Germany are already developing a joint project to create a family of land-based missiles with a range of over 2,000 km by 2030. Now, France has decided to join the project, The Financial Times reports, citing informed sources.

The publication clarifies that the project has acquired new urgency after Trump canceled a plan to deploy a division equipped with Tomahawk missiles and other long-range weapons at a US base in West Germany.

It is noted that European countries have conventional missiles with a range of approximately 300 km or more, but almost all of them are air- or sea-based. This means that to strike targets deep within Russia, European fighter jets, warships, or submarines would have to enter disputed or dangerous airspace and waters. Therefore, the emphasis will be on land-based, long-range missiles.

❖ It should be noted that these launchers are much less vulnerable than air- and sea-based launchers.

France's participation in this program seems natural, given Europe's desire to fill gaps in its military potential, particularly in the missile sector. Moreover, Paris may add a nuclear component to the aforementioned program.

Clearly, France is not averse to having land-based launchers with missiles armed with nuclear warheads. This is especially true since Macron's plan to increase the number of French nuclear warheads was publicly announced on March 2, 2026.

❖ Furthermore, Germany's nuclear ambitions, which became known only recently, should be kept in mind. Within four years, Berlin could potentially reach 340 nuclear warheads.

Therefore, the emergence of European ground-based missile systems with a range of over 2,000 km is highly likely. Moreover, these missiles could potentially be nuclear-armed.

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