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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Czechs out of US missile shield plan

The Czech Republic is withdrawing from U.S. missile defense plans out of frustration at its diminished role, the Czech defense minister told The Associated Press Wednesday.

The Bush administration first proposed stationing 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and an advanced radar in the Czech Republic, saying the system was aimed at blunting future missile threats from Iran.

But Russia angrily objected and warned that it would station its own missiles close to Poland if the plan went through.

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