Czech minister backs U.S. defense base
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Foreign Minister Alexandr Vondra on Wednesday voiced support for a U.S. missile defense base in the region that would protect America and Europe from intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Monday signed the Agreement on Cooperation between the two governments on Prevention of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass ...
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The U.S. anti-missile system, a part of which is to be a radar to be stationed in the Czech Republic, will protect Europe, British Minister of State for Europe Geoff Hoon, said at a discussion organised staged ...Comment
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CONSTANTA, Romania  - One day after visiting Iraq, U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld toured a spruced-up military base here Monday and heard a Romanian government sales pitch for making it a new American outpost within easy reach of potential hot spots in the Middle East and Central Asia.
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The Czech government decided to step up security measures in Prague because of a terrorist threat, the interior minister said Saturday.Comment
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PODGORICA, Montenegro  - U.S. Defense Secretary   Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday enlisted the support of Europe's   newest state in the war on terrorism and promised to help train   Montenegro's modest army of 2,500 to NATO standards.
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The Polish president says a new US missile defence system will be based in Poland, despite Russian objections.
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A U.S. plan to base a missile defense system in eastern Europe triggered friction among NATO allies on Monday as the Czech Republic rejected criticism of talks with Washington over its possible participation.
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The Czech government wants to extend the mandate of its 100-strong contingent of military police in Iraq, an official said Sunday.
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The commander of Russia's strategic missile force says Russia is capable of targeting U.S. missile defense sites if they are built in the Czech Republic and Poland.Comment
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Poland will not accept a U.S. missile defense base on its territory without a "100 percent" guarantee that the installation will serve Polish national security, the new prime minister said in an interview published Friday.
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Poland would like to host a major NATO military installation on its soil as part of a deeper security relationship with the United States, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Reuters on Thursday.
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The Czech parliament voted Thursday to extend the mandate for its troops in Iraq by two months, Czech Radio reports. The Czech Republic has around 100 military police in Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is shopping for new real estate these days. And the Romanian military told him Monday that it has just what the Pentagon needs: a huge, under-utilized army base adjacent to a ...
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The Czech prime minister told a summit of 15 European leaders Friday that a planned missile defense system, parts of which the United States wants to base in the Czech Republic and Poland, is vital to Europe's security.
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CONSTANTA, Romania  - Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld on Monday scouted an air base and an army facility in  Romania for possible use as future U.S. military installations.
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PRAGUE, Jan 21 (IPS) - U.S. diplomatic and business representatives have  stepped up their lobbying activities to secure a deal for the  construction of a military base in Central-Eastern Europe ahead  of the U.S. presidential vote.