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Analysts Hail Polish Moves Toward Accepting U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Unit

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Monday, February 11th, 2008

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But Involving The European Union Could Kill Defense Shield Plans Approval Needed Soon, Before Bush Leaves Office Next Year Polish steps toward accepting the U.S. proposal to install a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) unit in Europe are welcome news, analysts at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank, said in a paper Friday. The GMD system would involve a radar in the Czech Republic, if the Czechs agree, and silos with interceptor missiles in Poland. Congressional funding for the Missile…

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