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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

US promises Poland Patriot missiles

American Defense Secretary Robert GatesAmerican Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Rzeczpospolita that if the threat from Iran disappeared there would be no need to base an anti-missile shield in Central Europe.

This is another signal from Washington that if Russia puts pressure on Iran, then the US could withdraw from the shield.

The defense secretary said during the NATO summit in Kraków that the USA needs time to reach a final decision over the shield.

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