Posted on 05/02/2010 9:40:27 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The first-ever battery of US Patriot missiles to be deployed in Poland will arrive in late May, defence ministry spokesman Janusz Sejmej told AFP on Wednesday. "Following preparations and consultations, the first deployment of a battery of anti-missile Patriots will start around May 24 in Morag," Sejmej said.
The Polish military base at Morag, in the Mazurian Lakes region, is some 250 kilometres (150 miles) north of Warsaw and just 60 kilometres (40 kilometres) from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad territory.
Sejmej refused to say how long the deployment would last, but said it was "temporary".
In February, Poland ratified a deal on the stationing on its soil of US troops who will crew the surface-to-air Patriot battery. They are also due to train Polish soldiers to use the system.
Poland has repeatedly insisted that the base close to Kaliningrad was not chosen for political or strategic reasons, but simply because it already has good infrastructure.
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I thought Odinga broke this deal?
He certainly ruined the NMD shield
I will double check.
It sounds like doubletalk.
I dont trust Obama. He is breaking the alliance.
It seems that the European Interceptor Site is a green light. I may be wrong.
Short range patriot battery’s and temporary to boot.
We have lost this move due to Obama.
The assclown also downgraded our ballistic response and killed the space program at the same moment in history.
Sigh....
And Russia still has Kaliningrad why?
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