CND condemns US-Poland missile defence deal as provocation

por "Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament"

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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament expresses strong concern about the US-Polish agreement to install missile defence interceptors in Poland. At a time of increased international tension over Georgia, this decision will further destablise relations between Russia and the United States and its allies.

Russia has expressed strong objections to US plans to install missile defence facilities in central Europe, comprising a radar in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in Poland. There is also strong opposition from the populations in those countries, who fear that the facilities will put them on the front line in future US wars.

The rapid expansion of NATO, into eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, together with missile defence expansion, has caused significant concern in Moscow. The increasing encirclement of Russia by US and NATO bases and facilities is seen as aggressive and provocative. The Russian government has already indicated that it will target missiles on Western Europe again if missile defence goes ahead. In the space of a few days, the world has not only been fully plunged into a new cold war, but Europe has been involved – by the US – in an increasingly dangerous situation not of its choosing.

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