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Polish Fears Over US Defense Shield

A familiar line: Washington says the missile defence shield will combat 'rogue states' such as Iran. The Polish people, however, have expressed resounding opposition to being placed at the epicenter of a new arms race between the US and Russia. [GALLO/GETTY]

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.