Polish Foreign Minster positive to hosting US Missile Defense Site
Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radoslaw Sikorski, give his views on the potential deployment of the U.S. ground-based defensive missiles in Poland. During his brief visit to U.S, Mr. Sikorski has met with the Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Council Advisor, Mr. Steven Hadley and Vice President of the United States, Mr. Dick Cheney.
Minister Sikorski stated that the Polish people view the decision to place a U.S missile defense base in Poland as the nation’s most important issue in recent history, second only to their nation’s entrance into NATO.
Minister Sikorski is the lead Polish government official determining the fate and possible agreement of this historic basing of ten United States ground-based defensive missiles in Poland.
Poland in general terms shares the view of the threat with the United States of the proliferation of ballistic missiles and WMD, but in specific terms does not view a direct ballistic missile threat from Iran.
Poland believes that a missile defense site located on their soil will be interoperable with the current missile defense systems of NATO member countries and also with the future plans for NATO missile defense.
Because of geography Russia, has openly opposed the installation of a U.S. missile defense base in Poland. Russia has made credible threats on what it will do militarily and economically to Poland if they make the decision to go forward with the placement of a U.S. missile defense site on Polish soil. Due to the potential repercussions of hosting a missile defense site, Poland has asked the United States to improve Poland’s defenses and military so it can better defend itself and its allies.
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