[TalonDJ]

I presume that Poland will not diminish her risks by this installations but opposite become legitimate nuclier target and then increases her risks.

If a Russian/American nuclear war was the most likely thing then you are right. But it is not. Our missile defense systems do not have the capacity to come close to stopping a Russian missile attack or retaliation. Hence they would do little good in an all out war of super powers. The Poland base it positioned to intercept a Iranian missile headed for Europe. We and the Poles are betting that that is much more likely than a Russo/America war. From that perspective the base is making Poland safer. From a non war political perspective it is making the USA more closely tied to Poland and more likely to pack Poland in international politics. Since those relationships are sure to happen and a nuclear war is not sure to happen then it is a pretty good gamble. This base does almost nothing to the potency of the Russian strategic nuclear force. I don't think they have anything to worry about unless they are worrying about the US being more closely allied to the Poles.

[RusIvan]

I don't think they have anything to worry about unless they are worrying about the US being more closely allied to the Poles.==

If it is not directed against Russia then Russia has nothing to worry.

[jb6]

The Poland base it positioned to intercept a Iranian missile headed for Europe.

Why on earth would you build it in Poland then? In such a case you'd build the system in Georgia or Bulgaria or Romania or Cyprus or Greece, not in Poland. A missile heading towards the US wouldn't fly over Europe anyways (not from Iran), with the exception of possibly flying over Russian airspace and the Russians can take it out. At most it'll skirt southern Europe. A missile heading towards Italy or Germany still wouldn't fly close to Poland.

[dervish]

How the heck did this turn into a discussion about Russian Polish relations!

The point is to protect Europe from Iran and other Arab/Muslim nukes and bombs. The issues are - should US be doing that given Europe's appeasement of Arabs, Muslims and Iran, anti-US ungratefulness, and irresponsible lack of defense spending from a First World power.

On Poland's side it remains to be seen whether they will not have the identical reaction that Europe and West Germans had to Pershings and Cruise missiles that defended them.