American Patriots to occupy rural Polish town

In 800 years, the town of Morong in northern Poland has survived several military invasions and epidemics. Since the end of World War II it’s been quiet here, but now this rural town finds itself in the headlines.

There is a military base in Morong where the first battery of American Patriot missile complexes will be placed. Poised to be a purely ground-to-air defensive installation, it represents a change in Washington’s initiative of building a missile defense shield in Central Europe. Warsaw says the Patriot complexes – which will be operated by US servicemen – are a cheaper and more convenient alternative to the multi-billion-dollar hardware of the initial plan.

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