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U.S. to Ask Czech Republic for Answer on Defenses

June 26, 2006 :: Defense News :: News

The U.S is asking the Czech Republic to decide by the end of September if it is willing to host a missile defense base, reports the Czech daily Dnes. The Pentagon is apparently interested in two former Warsaw Pact bases: Dobris, located 40 km southwest of Prague, and Brno, in the southeast of the country. Both used to house Soviet S-200 Vega surface-to-air missiles, and have not been used since the mid-1990s. The Pentagon plans to deploy ground-based midcourse interceptors at the new site to defend against missile strikes from the Middle East or Southwest Asia. Poland and Hungary are also potential locations for the site. (Article)

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