Poland signs a missile shield deal with the United States - je 20.08.2008 14 UTC
Ema Nevenka JülichAugust 20, 2008
The United States and Poland have sealed an agreement to station US interceptor missiles on Polish territory, as part of Washington's plan to set up a missile defence shield. Russia has voiced strong opposition - although the US insists the missile shield is designed to prevent attack from countries like Iran, and is NOT aimed at Russia. +++SYN-MAZ+++