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No plans for US anti-missile base in Czech Republic: Ministry
Prague (AFP) May 22, 2006 The Czech Republic has received "no concrete proposal" from the US for locating an antimissile defence base on Czech soil, Ministry of Defence spokesman Andrej Cirtek told AFP on Monday. "The location of this US anti-rocket base on the territory of some European state is just an idea, there is no concrete proposal," he added. Cirtek was responding to a New York Times article Monday saying that US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was expected to make a recommendation this summer on the site for the Europe-based antirocket defence system. The Czech Republic and Poland are both under consideration, the paper reported. The Washington Times and International Herald Tribune reported in March that a deal on the anti-missile site was close to being signed. The latest New York Times article, citing unnamed Pentagon officials, said the missiles based at the site would protect the US and its European allies from Iranian attack. Cirtek said the antimissile site has been the subject of discussions between experts from US and their European counterparts at NATO for several years. "As for a concrete project, there is nothing to negotiate," he added. Establishment of a foreign base on Czech soil would require approval from more than half of the total number of elected representatives in both houses of the Czech parliament, the lower house and the Senate, Cirtek added. The Czech Republic is currently in the throes of a general election with polling on June 2 and 3. The New York Times' said that the US administration's proposal calls for installing 10 missile interceptors at a European site by 2011. The final cost, including the interceptors themselves, is estimated at 1.6 billion dollars. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Europe sceptical about US missile shield plans
Brussels (AFP) May 24, 2006 The United States is trying to rally its partners behind plans to build a missile shield but many in Europe, where some of the network would be based, remain sceptical, defence analysts say. |
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