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Official start of construction at US missile shield base

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Paweł Kononczuk 13.05.2016 14:33
  • Official start of construction at US missile shield base
Construction of a US missile shield base at Redzikowo in northern Poland officially starts on Friday, in the presence of Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Photo: U.S. Missile Defense Agency/Flickr.comPhoto: U.S. Missile Defense Agency/Flickr.com

Nearly eight years since Poland and America signed a deal on interceptor missiles, the foundation stone is formally being put in place, although builders have already been at the site of the former airstrip for some months.

After the United States activated a USD 800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned of a response of a “military and technical nature.”

Meanwhile in Poland, local communities in the Słupsk area have been vocal with protests, concerned over the impact on the local Baltic tourist industry, among other things. Elżbieta Krajewska reports.

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