U.S. and Czechs sign missile defense deal

Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:24am EDT
 
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PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States and the Czech Republic signed a treaty on Tuesday allowing Washington to build part of a missile defense shield in the central European NATO state, despite tough opposition from Russia.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg signed the deal to build a radar station southwest of Prague, part of a system which Washington says is aimed at shooting down missiles that may be fired from countries such as Iran.

(Reporting by Jan Lopatka)

 
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