PREVIEW: Escalation: Tomahawk Missile Transfer Puts Moscow in Range Guest: Colonel Jeff McCausland Colonel Jeff McCausland addresses the potential transfer of 1,600-kilometer range Tomahawk missiles to Europe, which would allow Ukraine to target Moscow an
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 7 October 2025
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Colonel Jeff McCausland addresses the potential transfer of 1,600-kilometer range Tomahawk missiles to Europe, which would allow Ukraine to target Moscow and significant Russian infrastructure. This capability is an enormous boost, especially since current strikes have already disrupted Russian oil refinery capacity. Putin has already threatened retaliation against the US and allies.
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| 0:26.7 | is considering transferring Tomahawk missiles, cruise missiles with a range of 1,600 miles, |
| 0:33.5 | capable of carrying a very big warhead and also a nuclear warhead. |
| 0:38.8 | To transfer them to Europe, probably Germany, |
| 0:42.3 | and Germany may at that point sell them or pass them on or lend them or give them to Ukraine. |
| 0:50.4 | The response from the Kremlin is immediate and vivid. |
| 0:55.2 | More of this tonight. |
| 0:56.8 | Tomahawks to Europe. |
| 1:00.3 | Escalation. |
| 1:01.6 | Question mark. |
| 1:03.4 | Yes, John. |
| 1:04.0 | It's about 1,600 kilometers. |
| 1:05.7 | Moscow then definitely becomes in range |
| 1:07.8 | and most of the European landmass of the Russian Federation. |
| 1:11.6 | Many airfields, obviously drone factories and energy sources. |
| 1:16.6 | Right now, already, we know that the Ukrainians by long-range strikes have disrupted about 38% or more of Russia's oil refinery. |
| 1:26.6 | There is reports of rationing of oil and natural gas in Russia. |
| 1:32.8 | Russians have ceased exporting diesel fuel because of the shortages of fuel in Russia, |
| 1:39.7 | brought about by the strike so far. |
| 1:42.1 | And then, John, we're talking about primarily a tacums with a range of a |
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