Inside Europe | 29.11.2008 | 15:05
Poles concerned about new arms race
Russia successfully test-fired its new RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday. It’s designed to counter air defence systems like the controversial US anti-missile shield. Preparations for installing that shield are already underway in Poland. And there’s growing unease there about Russia’s reaction to its deployment.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Moscow may place more missiles in its enclave of Kaliningrad in response to the shield. Kaliningrad borders Poland and many Poles there fear a new arms race is developing
Reporter: Hardy Graupner
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