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Current AffairsAmbassador Dick Graber - radar station does not make Czechs military target
The head of the U.S. Missile Defence Agency was in Brussels this week to
argue the case for placing part of its missile defence shield in Poland
and the Czech Republic. Lieutenant General Henry Obering said the U.S.
would press ahead with the plan, with or without the approval of America's
NATO allies. The Czech government has said yes in theory to hosting a
radar
station about 70 km from Prague, and the two sides are about to embark on
detailed talks on what is becoming a highly divisive issue. We spoke to
U.S. ambassador Richard Graber. More
Current AffairsDivisions emerging in cabinet over US missile defence
Plans to place part of the US missile defence shield in the Czech Republic
have dominated both local and international headlines in recent weeks. The
Czech prime minister Mirek Topolanek announced in Warsaw on Monday that his
country would most likely say "Yes" to Washington. But sharp
differences are emerging within Mr Topolanek's centre-right coalition over
the plan.
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Current AffairsRussia threatens to aim missiles at Czech Republic, Poland if US installs defence shield
On Monday, when Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek met with Polish counterpart
Jaroslaw Kaczynski in Warsaw as part of a two-day official visit, it was
no surprise that a proposed US missile defence system in Europe topped the
leaders' discussion list. The US has asked the Czech Republic and Poland to
respectively host radar and rocket bases on their territory as part of an
anti-missile shield designed to prevent potential missile attacks by Iran
or North Korea. On Monday, both Mr Topolanek and Mr Kaczynski made it
clear that they were in favour of opening talks with Washington, with the
Czech Republic expected to formally reply to the US request in two weeks
time.
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