Czech Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova recalled that the recent NATO summit in Bucharest agreed that there were real threats. Jung said the Czech Republic and Germany's positions on missile defence are identical.
He said the goal was to ensure people's protection. He said he considered an agreement with Russia important, too. The U.S. missile defence shield that is to include the planned radar stationed some 90km southwest of Prague and a silo with ten anti-missiles in Poland is to protect the US considers changing role in Afghanistan ...
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(Ceske Noviny)
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