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Europe builds missile capacity & Pacific security tensions rise - News (Jul 8, 2026)
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Europe builds missile capacity
We’ll start with defence, where Europe is clearly trying to move faster. Lockheed Martin and Germany’s Rheinmetall have agreed to begin producing ATACMS missiles in Germany, the first time the U.S. weapon would be made outside the United States. That matters beyond one missile line. It points to a broader effort to move advanced weapons production closer to where demand is rising most, especially as NATO countries worry about strained stockpiles after years of support for Ukraine. At the same time, a dozen NATO members, including the UK, are backing a major long-range missile project called Deep Precision Strike. Together, the two developments show Europe is not just buying more weapons. It is trying to rebuild the industrial muscle to make them.
Pacific security tensions rise
In the Indo-Pacific, security tensions also moved up a notch. Pacific leaders sharply criticized a reported Chinese submarine-launched ballistic missile test that flew over several island nations and appeared to land near Tuvalu’s maritime zone. The unusually direct reaction from regional leaders matters because the Pacific has long tried to avoid becoming a stage for great-power military signaling. This t
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Europe builds missile capacity - Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall plan to produce ATACMS in Germany, while NATO allies back a new Deep Precision Strike missile. The keywords here are European rearmament, missile production, NATO, defence spending, and munitions shortages.
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Episode Transcript
Europe builds missile capacity
We’ll start with defence, where Europe is clearly trying to move faster. Lockheed Martin and Germany’s Rheinmetall have agreed to begin producing ATACMS missiles in Germany, the first time the U.S. weapon would be made outside the United States. That matters beyond one missile line. It points to a broader effort to move advanced weapons production closer to where demand is rising most, especially as NATO countries worry about strained stockpiles after years of support for Ukraine. At the same time, a dozen NATO members, including the UK, are backing a major long-range missile project called Deep Precision Strike. Together, the two developments show Europe is not just buying more weapons. It is trying to rebuild the industrial muscle to make them.
Pacific security tensions rise
In the Indo-Pacific, security tensions also moved up a notch. Pacific leaders sharply criticized a reported Chinese submarine-launched ballistic missile test that flew over several island nations and appeared to land near Tuvalu’s maritime zone. The unusually direct reaction from regional leaders matters because the Pacific has long tried to avoid becoming a stage for great-power military signaling. This t