Tomahawk missile: weapon of deadly precision comes back to fore in Syria
by Elle Hunt from on (#2JCMZ)
Cruise missiles launched from eastern Mediterranean against Assad have been favoured by US military for decades owing to long range and pinpoint accuracy
A mainstay of US warfare for more than 20 years, the Tomahawk cruise missile had been considered the most likely weapon for any strike by the Trump administration against the Syrian military. And so it eventuated.
The US launched its surprise attack on an inland airbase near Homs early on Thursday morning, with 59 of the missiles deployed from two naval destroyers.
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