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12. U.S. backs modernizing Polish air defenses By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States supports modernizing Poland's air defenses, a key Polish demand for hosting part of a planned missile defense system, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday.

The Bush administration wants to locate 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar installation in Czech Republic under a $3.5 billion plan to defend Europe and the United States against a possible missile attack from Iran and other "rogue states."

Russia fiercely opposes the plan and has said it will take unspecified "tangible" measures if construction begins on the system's infrastructure -- prompting Poland to ask Washington for more security guarantees if it goes along.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080201/wl_nm/poland_usa_missiles_dc;_ylt=Ao9USUhCUG_HXDu0GZAF.61m.3QA

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Reply #12: U.S. backs modernizing Polish air defenses By Susan Cornwell [View All]