Guide Note:
The Missile Defense System is in development by the U.S. Military as a means to thwart a small-scale ballistic missile attack.
Fast Facts:
- U.S. signed missile defense agreement with Czech Republic on July 8, 20081
- Russia staunch opponent of U.S. plans to locate missile defense shield in Czech Republic2
- Vladimir Putin proposed Azerbaijan as the location for the system's radar3
- NATO agreed to back U.S. plan for missile defense shield in Europe in April 20084
- May 23, 2008: China and Russia joined together in condemning a global missile defense system5
U.S. and Czech Republic Deal
On July 8, 2008, the U.S. and the Czech Republic signed an agreement on an anti-missile radar base in the former Soviet territory. 6 Under terms of the proposed pact, the U.S. will locate a tracking radar in the Czech Republic, with interceptor missiles to be located in Poland.7 Russia strongly opposed the accord. The Russian Foreign Ministry warned if the treaty is ratified it would respond "with military-technical methods."2
On August 14, a preliminary U.S.-Poland accord was signed, specifying that Poland would base ten interceptor missiles on its soil.8
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- ↑ Reuters: U.S. and Czechs Sign Missile Defense Deal (July 8, 2008)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CNN: Russia: Missile Defense Needs Military Reaction (July 8, 2008)
- ↑ USA Today: Putin Suggests Azerbaijan for Missile Defense (June 7, 2007)
- ↑ CNN: U.S. Wins NATO Backing for Missile Defense Shield (April 4, 2008)
- ↑ CNN: Russia, China Unite Against U.S. Defense Plan (May 23, 2008)
- ↑ MSNBC: U.S., Czech Republic Sign Missile Agreement (July 8, 2008)
- ↑ CBS News: U.S., Czech Republic Sign Defense Pact (July 8, 2008)
- ↑ Bloomberg.com: U.S., Poland Reach Agreement on Missile Defense (August 14, 2008)
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