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Patriot Missiles Arriving in Poland in Coming Days: DM
2010-05-22 05:10:44
Xinhua
Web Editor: Xu Leiying
A battery of U.S. Patriot missiles will arrive in Poland in the next few days, Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich announced on Friday.
"All was ready for the missiles," Klich was quoted as saying by the PAP news agency.
Klich said the Patriots will arrive in Poland on May 24 and will be stationed in Morag in the northern lake district of Masuria, some 60 kilometers from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad....
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"Historic event" as first US troops arrive in Morag
18.05.2010 15:48
A group of 33 US troops manning the interceptor missile base along with the first dispatch of necessary equipment arrived in the town of Morąg, northern Poland.
The remaining of the 100-strong group is to reach the location on Thursday. Also, a battery of the patriot missiles will be transported to Morąg by 20 May, mayor of Morąg Tadeusz Sobierajski told journalists, Tuesday.
"From what I know these missiles will be armed, yet they will only be used for defence. In the event of an attack, such a missile is to collide with another one in order to knock it off its course, induce an explosion and destroy it. The weapon is not provided with a warhead," assured Sobierajski.
The deployment of the US interceptor missiles, to be incorporated into Poland’s national security system, is in line with the States of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed between the two countries last December....
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