Missile shield accord draws Russian fire
By Isabel Gorst in Moscow and Jan Cienski in Warsaw
Published: August 15 2008 03:00 | Last updated: August 15 2008 18:09
Moscow lashed out at Washington and Warsaw on Friday, saying the plan to site a US anti-missile defence shield in Poland would undermine the global balance of power and put Poland at risk of nuclear attack.
Washington and Warsaw reached a preliminary agreement on Thursday to build part of the missile defence shield in Poland, station US Patriot missiles there and bolster the two countries’ military co-operation.
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