Overview
- Defense officials concluded U.S. stockpiles can support a Tomahawk transfer and put the final decision in the president’s hands.
- Asked on Nov. 2, Trump said he is not really considering providing the long‑range missiles for now, though he allowed his view could change.
- Allies welcomed the Pentagon assessment and urged action, while NATO’s Mark Rutte noted the system would take months of training to field effectively.
- Operational questions persist over training and how Ukraine would launch the missiles, with land‑based options likely given its depleted navy.
- Moscow has warned of major escalation; Trump earlier pulled back after speaking with Vladimir Putin, even as the U.S. prepared contingency delivery plans and tightened sanctions on Russian oil firms.