Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland

Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland

Aug 20, 6:06 AM (ET)
By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.

The deal to install 10 U.S. interceptor missiles just 115 miles from Russia's westernmost frontier also has strained relations between Moscow and the West, ties that already troubled by Russia's invasion of its former Soviet neighbor, U.S. ally Georgia, earlier this month.

Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski signed the deal Wednesday morning.

"The negotiations were very tough but friendly," Prime Minister Donald Tusk told Rice after the signing. "We have achieved our main goals, which means that our country and the United States will be more secure."

Earlier, Rice said the missile defense base would not threaten any country.

"This is a system that is defensive and is not aimed at anyone," Rice said. "This is an agreement that will establish a missile defense site ... that will help us to deal with the new threats of the 21st century of a long-range missile threats from countries like Iran or from North Korea."

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