“Just more Kremlin propaganda.”
Absolutely. The missiles being considered for deployment in Poland were anti-missile weapons; in other words, defensive platforms, designed to shoot down offensive missiles launched from Russia. And they can’t be “instantaneously switched to offensive mode.” And all of this was planned more than 15 years ago; and, at that, Obama shut it down! Then, AFTER Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, in February, 2014, those anti-missile batteries were deployed in Poland as a RESPONSE to Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine.
The missile systems are air defense against inbound missiles.
News bits:
In May 2011, the United States and Romania jointly selected the Deveselu Air Base near Caracal, Romania, to host a U.S. land-based SM-3 interceptor
May 12, 2016: Aegis Ashore facility in Deveselu is the first of two sites planned as part of the U.S. and NATO’s BMD network