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Poland Agrees to Host US Missile System

Russia opposes controversial defense shield

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 14, 2008 4:27 PM CDT

(Newser) – Poland and the US signed a preliminary agreement to install US interceptor missiles on Polish soil today, the Telegraph reports. The move is widely seen as a response to Russian aggression in Georgia, a notion buttressed by the Polish prime minister. “The events in...   Read full story »

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