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Czech Republic Agrees To Host U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense Radar

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Friday, April 4th, 2008

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The Czech Republic agreed to provide the site for a U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) radar installation to guard against missiles launched by nations such as Iran, the Czechs said yesterday. Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg announced a deal was reached while he attended the NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania. Polish leaders have said they are very near agreement to permit the United States to install a GMD interceptors site in their country, placing silos in the ground. Schwarzenberg said…

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