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U.S. Patriot missiles deployed in Poland

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A battery of U.S. Patriot missiles has arrived in the small Polish town of Morag, 80 km (50 miles) from the Russian border.

A battery of U.S. Patriot missiles has arrived in the small Polish town of Morag, 80 km (50 miles) from the Russian border.

© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankPoland hosts a foreign military base on its soil.
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Poland hosts a foreign military base on its soil.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankA battery of U.S. Patriot missiles has arrived in the small Polish town of Morag, 80 km (50 miles) from the Russian border. Photo: Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich at the ceremony marking the arrival of the first rotation of U.S. surface-to-air Patriot missiles in Morag.
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A battery of U.S. Patriot missiles has arrived in the small Polish town of Morag, 80 km (50 miles) from the Russian border. Photo: Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich at the ceremony marking the arrival of the first rotation of U.S. surface-to-air Patriot missiles in Morag.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankPoland’s defense minister believes that the systems will strengthen the country’s security.
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Poland’s defense minister believes that the systems will strengthen the country’s security.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankForeign troops have a base on Polish soil for the first time since the fall of communism and withdrawal of Soviet forces from Poland 17 years ago.
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Foreign troops have a base on Polish soil for the first time since the fall of communism and withdrawal of Soviet forces from Poland 17 years ago.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankPoland’s defense minister, Bogdan Klich, continues to reassure the public that the decision to deploy a battery of U.S. Patriot missiles near the town of Morag close to the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, rather than near Warsaw as was originally planned, “is not politically motivated.”
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Poland’s defense minister, Bogdan Klich, continues to reassure the public that the decision to deploy a battery of U.S. Patriot missiles near the town of Morag close to the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, rather than near Warsaw as was originally planned, “is not politically motivated.”
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankAround 120 U.S. servicemen are billeted at the military base in Morag.
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Around 120 U.S. servicemen are billeted at the military base in Morag.
© Sputnik / Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankU.S. surface-to-air Patriot missiles in Morag military base in Poland.
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U.S. surface-to-air Patriot missiles in Morag military base in Poland.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankUnder a Polish-U.S. treaty regulating U.S. troops’ status, the base is temporary for two years but is expected to become permanent after 2012.
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Under a Polish-U.S. treaty regulating U.S. troops’ status, the base is temporary for two years but is expected to become permanent after 2012.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankU.S. Patriot anti-aircraft missiles have been deployed at the base and will be followed by SM-3 (Standard Missile) units capable of destroying ballistic missiles.
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U.S. Patriot anti-aircraft missiles have been deployed at the base and will be followed by SM-3 (Standard Missile) units capable of destroying ballistic missiles.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Friday that there could be no justification for placing the Patriot missiles near the border. Photo: U.S. surface-to-air Patriot missiles in Morag.
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Friday that there could be no justification for placing the Patriot missiles near the border. Photo: U.S. surface-to-air Patriot missiles in Morag.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankIf this were to become permanent, Grushko said, it would amount to a violation of the obligations undertaken by NATO countries, namely that they will refrain from massing large forces in areas adjoining the Russian border. Photo: U.S. servicemen at the military base in Morag.
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If this were to become permanent, Grushko said, it would amount to a violation of the obligations undertaken by NATO countries, namely that they will refrain from massing large forces in areas adjoining the Russian border. Photo: U.S. servicemen at the military base in Morag.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe deployment of the missiles was discussed on May 27 by the international affairs committees of the Russian and Polish parliaments, which met together for the first time in Warsaw to discuss pressing bilateral issues. Photo: U.S. Military base in Morag.
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The deployment of the missiles was discussed on May 27 by the international affairs committees of the Russian and Polish parliaments, which met together for the first time in Warsaw to discuss pressing bilateral issues. Photo: U.S. Military base in Morag.
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