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US and Poland sign defence deal
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by SOLARLIFE | August 14, 2008 at 12:03 pm
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The worst decicision to the wrong moment, peace process in Georgia to question Now?
US and Poland sign defence deal The missiles would be similar to those based in Alaska and CaliforniaPoland has signed a preliminary deal with the US on plans to host part of the controversial US defence shield.
The proposal is for the US to base 10 missile interceptors in Poland in exchange for help strengthening Polish air defences.
The US says the system will protect itself and Europe against long range missile attacks by "rogue states".
Correspondents say the deal is expected to heighten tension between the US and Russia, which has condemned the plans.
Moscow has said the project would upset the military balance in Europe and warned it would have no choice but to point its own missiles at the installations.
Relations between Washington and Moscow are currently strained over Russia's involvement in the conflict in Georgia.
The BBC's Adam Easton, in Warsaw, says the agreement is bound to anger the Russians, who vehemently oppose the system.
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at 15:10 on August 14th, 2008
SOLARLIFE, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:14 on August 14th, 2008
Thanks Barry for Flag, hope we don't need it
at 12:28 on August 15th, 2008
The interceptors would be useful when the incoming missile is at apogee, which would not apply to missiles launched inside Russia. The minimum range, distance, between interceptor site and launch site is of the order of 2000 miles or 3000 km. These interceptors are intended to stop ICBMs and IRBMs and are in such small numbers that they would be useless against a major nuclear power such as Russia (or the USA). Russia is making a Federal case out of this for nothing.
at 12:42 on August 15th, 2008
Thanks Fairbanks for flag "...3000km" would that mean Paris, but Moscow not (750km) ?