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Philadelphia Inquirer
May 8, 2008
WARSAW, Poland - Poland and the United States will form working groups to study Warsaw's demands for defense aid in exchange for placing part of an American missile defense system on Polish territory, U.S. officials said yesterday.
The United States wants to place 10 interceptor missiles in northern Poland and a radar base in the Czech Republic, saying the defense system is needed to protect Europe and the U.S. from being attacked by countries such as Iran.
Russia opposes missile defense sites so close to its borders. In light of Moscow's objections, Poland is demanding a significant U.S. contribution to modernize its armed forces by supplying them with Patriot 3 or THAAD air-defense systems.
-- AP
May 8, 2008
WARSAW, Poland - Poland and the United States will form working groups to study Warsaw's demands for defense aid in exchange for placing part of an American missile defense system on Polish territory, U.S. officials said yesterday.
The United States wants to place 10 interceptor missiles in northern Poland and a radar base in the Czech Republic, saying the defense system is needed to protect Europe and the U.S. from being attacked by countries such as Iran.
Russia opposes missile defense sites so close to its borders. In light of Moscow's objections, Poland is demanding a significant U.S. contribution to modernize its armed forces by supplying them with Patriot 3 or THAAD air-defense systems.
-- AP