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Slupsk, Poland - A small and disused former Warsaw Pact air base in a remote corner of
northwest Poland may soon become the focus of a new conflict
between Russia and the US.
George Bush, the US president, and his administration have chosen
the Redzikowo Base as the site of Washington's new missile defence
shield, which the Americans say is designed to intercept incoming
rockets from "rogue states" such as Iran.
