Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Russia warns of military response to US defence shield in Czech Republic

Russia will be forced into a military response if the US pushes ahead with constructing a missile defence system in the Czech Republic, the Russian foreign ministry warned tonight.

The statement came within hours of US and Czech officials reaching initial agreement on putting a radar system in the eastern European country.

Russian officials have said a missile shield would severely undermine European security balances by weakening Russia's missile capacity.

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