Poland to Get Arms for Missile Base

13th March 2008

The U.S. government agreed to help upgrade the equipment used by Polish armed forces in return for Poland accepting part of its Strategic Defense Initiative anti-missile shield on its territory.

The U.S. government agreed to help upgrade the equipment used by Polish armed forces in return for Poland accepting part of its Strategic Defense Initiative anti-missile shield on its territory. The declaration came during Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s two-day visit to the U.S. this week, and the Polish government quickly declared it a breakthrough after the previous conservative cabinet seemed willing to accept the base without reservations. The missile defence project has enraged Russia, which bel ...