U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg sign the main treaty on the stationing of a U.S. radar base on Czech soil in Prague July 8, 2008. (Xinhua/Ceteka)MOSCOW — Russia will be forced to make a military response if the U.S.-Czech missile defense agreement is ratified, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
The statement came hours after U.S. and Czech officials reached an initial agreement on deploying elements of a missile defense system in the Eastern European country.
Russia says the system would severely undermine European security balances by weakening Russia's missile capacity.
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More News On Missile Defense In Europe
U.S.-Czech missile deal raises Russian ire -- CNN International
Russia threatens military response to US missile defence deal -- Times Online
Russia threatens to 'react' against U.S. missile shield -- Canada.com
U.S. and Czechs sign missile defense deal -- Reuters
Czech Republic, U.S. ink missile shield treaty despite opposition -- China View
1,000 Czechs rally in downtown Prague to protest missile defense deal -- International Herald Tribune
Video: Czech Republic and US sign radar base agreement -- RussiaToday
My Comment: Russia's refusal to assist the West in stopping Iran's nuclear program has led to this. Russia may have made some money selling nuclear technologies to Iran, but it forgot that it's real partners are with the west, and any arms race will cost far more than what they are making now.
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