U.S. Signs Defense Agreements With Poland, Czech Republic

U.S. Signs Defense Agreements With Poland, Czech Republic

August 9, 2006 10:30 p.m. EST

Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The U.S. has signed defense agreements with both Poland and the Czech Republic, in an effort to expand American anti-missile bases.

The U.S. is looking for allies to help create a missile shield to stop incoming ballistic missiles from countries like Iran and North Korea.

However, some nations which are not in the shield say the idea will only lead to another arms race. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov says, "These plans have disturbed us very much."

Russian chief of staff Yuri Baluyeski adds that an effective missile defense shield to stop Iranian missiles would need to be based in Greece, and the Czech and Polish positions are aimed at stopping a possible Russian attack.

However, Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda says, "The democratic world has the right to a defense system against a possible aggressor, and Europe will be safe only in the case of close cooperation with Washington. This is reality and not some naive pro-Americanism."

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