US-Poland sign missile defence deal

21-08-2008 HKT 01:18

Poland's President Kaczynski gestures as U.S. Secretary of State Rice smiles after a media conference in Warsaw. Photo:Reuters
The United States and Poland have signed an agreement -- strongly opposed by Russia -- to locate part of America's proposed missile defence system on Polish territory. Moscow has warned Poland that by hosting the system it's putting itself at risk of attack.

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