PARIS — The Danish government has decided the country needs long-range strike weapons to strengthen its deterrence posture as well as the collective deterrence of NATO, based on a recommendation from Chief of Defence Gen. Michael Hyldgaard.

The Danish armed forces will now decide how to buy and integrate long-range precision weapons in the force, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said in a statement on Wednesday.

The decision in principle follows an announcement earlier this month to invest around 58 billion kroner (US$9.2 billion) in eight medium- and long-range air defense systems .

The Danish plan to add long-range strike comes as European military leaders increasingly recognize that point defense won’t suffice to protect cities against massed swarms of missiles and drones

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