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Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile interceptor battery.

by Margot Light London (UPI): Sep 4, 2008

The U.S.-built Ground-based Mid-course Interceptors planned for Poland might be directed against “rogue states” such as North Korea and Iran, but no one pretends that the Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile interceptors that can shoot down short-range or intermediate-range ballistic missiles or the stationing of American troops in Poland are directed at any country other than Russia.

And the reason why Poland feels that it needs Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile interceptor batteries and American forces is Russia’s threat that Poland is “making itself a target.” …

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