Former ČSSD Head Denies Offering to Back U.S. Radar

Prague, Sept 5 (CTK) – Former Czech senior opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek yesterday dismissed the information in a U.S. diplomatic dispatch released by WikiLeaks that he promised to help to U.S. diplomats in promoting a U.S. missile defence radar installation southwest of Prague.

Russian Negotiator Warns NATO Over Missile Defence Plans

A top Kremlin defence official on Friday warned NATO that if it goes ahead with a controversial missile defence plan for Europe, Russia will retaliate.

WikiLeaks: USA Made “Enormous Concession” in Talks on Czech Radar

The Czech team negotiating on the SOFA treaty in 2008 achieved “an enormous, unprecedented concession” of the U.S. delegation by limiting the treaty’s scope to a planned missile defense radar site, according to a Prague U.S. embassy’s cable released by WikiLeaks on August 25.

Turkey Decision on Radar Base Pending, U.S. Ambassador Says

(Aug. 3) - The USS Monterey, a U.S. naval vessel armed with ballistic missile defense technology, shown off the coast of Greece in May. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone on Tuesday expressed hope that Ankara would determine soon whether to permit a radar station within Turkish borders in support of a planned NATO antimissile system (U.S. Navy photo).

A senior U.S. diplomat told lawmakers on Tuesday he was hopeful that Turkey would decide soon whether to host a radar base that would provide key support for a planned European missile shield.

Understanding US-Czech Relations on Missile Defense

Czech posters decrying US plans for a shared NMD early-warning system

 

Last month, headlines around the globe blared that the Czech Republic had decided to scrap plans to participate in the US anti-ballistic missile defense system (ABMS). Journalists speculated about a disgruntled ally frustrated by a small role in the system, as well as an overall disappointment among Central European leaders in the Obama administration’s supposed betrayal in the midst of its “reset” in relations with Russia.

US Missile Defense Plan Goes Ahead Without Czech Support

The Czech Republic has decided not to participate in the U.S. ballistic missile system for Europe. Our correspondent looks at the U.S. proposal and describes the reasons for the Czech withdrawal.

US, Russia Still at Odds Over Missile Defense

A US sailor looks on from his station next to the weapons control deck of the USS Monterey, carrying AEGIS class ballistic missile defense technology, in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, June 7, 2011

A ballistic missile defense system stationed in Europe has been a contentious issue between the United States and Russia for many years.

Gates, Mullen Defend European Missile Defense

The military’s top leaders defended the U.S. approach to missile defense on Capitol Hill June 15 when questioned about a new report that a key senator says shoots holes in the Obama administration’s European Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) for defending the continent against ballistic missile attacks.

Dispatch: Moscow Gets Ahead on Missile Defense

Two events that took place on Wednesday will please the Kremlin very much. Both had to do with the ballistic missile defense plans by the U.S. in central Europe. And both give Moscow more diplomatic fuel in its competition with the United States over the future of ballistic missile defense in Europe.

Czech Republic pulls out of US missile shield plan

Alexandr Vondra - Czech Defense Minister

The Czech Republic is withdrawing from U.S. missile defense plans out of frustration at its diminished role, the Czech defense minister told The Associated Press Wednesday.