Lower house debating US radar treaties

The lower house of Parliament on Wednesday opened a debate on two Czech-US treaties setting the legal framework for the siting of a US tracking radar on Czech soil. Along with ten interceptor missiles in Poland the tracking radar in the Brdy military area, southwest of Prague, would form part of a broader US missile defense shield intended to protect the United States and a large part of the European continent against missile attacks from states like Iran. The centre-right government on Wednesday won a motion for Parliament to open debate on the two treaties despite fierce opposition from the left-wing parties. A vote is expected to take place some time in December and due to a number of rebels in the governing coalition its outcome is uncertain.