Czech Republic

Prague gets its missile defence shield

Published on 30 July 2010 at 10:34

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"The United States have brought the Czech Republic into the missile defence network", reveals Hospodářské noviny. According to Prague's economic daily, the White House has officially confirmed the Czech Republic's participation in the missile defence shield project based in Europe. Congress could allocate as much as $2.2m (€1.7m) extra to the Pentagon this year for the construction of "an early warning outpost" to detect enemy ballistic missiles. "It is important for the American system", slated to be under construction until 2020, "to be an integral part of NATO's missile defence", notes Karel Schwarzenberg, Czech foreign minister, quoted by the paper.

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