German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, the leader of the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP), has defended the planned deployment of long-range US missiles in Germany. “Germany has been within range of Russia’s nuclear-capable missiles for years. It is therefore of paramount importance to us that we establish a balance of deterrence,” Lindner told the Funke media group in comments published on Sunday. On the sidelines of July’s NATO summit, it was announced by Berlin and Washington that US Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range that could reach deep into Russia, as well as SM-6 air-def…