And Russia has issued a new warning apparently aimed at the incoming Obama administration. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland if the US proceeds with its controversial missile defense program in eastern Europe. Poland would host ten ballistic missiles along with a radar site in the Czech Republic. The Bush administration says the missile system would protect Europe from Iranian missiles, but it’s widely seen as a first-strike weapon.
Russia Warns of Missile Deployment in Response to Bush Admin Weapons Program
HeadlineNov 06, 2008