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New Polish Defense Minister Unsure Whether To Back European BMD System

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Monday, December 3rd, 2007

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A newly-installed Polish defense minister has voiced uncertainty as to whether Poland should host a proposed segment of the Ground-base Midcourse missile Defense (GMD) system in Europe, The Washington Post reported, quoting a Polish newspaper. The European BMD system, with an advanced radar in the Czech Republic and 10 interceptors in silos in Poland, would be an addition to the two existing GMD centers in Alaska and California that form part of the U.S. ballistic missile shield. President Bush has…

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