Washington has plans to deploy interceptor missiles in Poland, and to build a radar station in the Czech Republic, as it happens on a site that once was an advanced Soviet base.(The Week)(Brief article)

Washington has plans to deploy interceptor missiles in Poland, and to build a radar station in the Czech Republic, as it happens on a site that once was an advanced Soviet base. The missiles are defensive, with the sole capacity of destroying incoming missiles, supposedly at some future date from rogue states such as North Korea or Iran. President Vladimir Putin has reacted with rage. Should these missiles ever be in place, he blusters, then Russia once again will aim its nuclear weapons at the capitals of Europe. To underline the point, Russia simultaneously tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile, which can be armed with ten warheads. Responding to Putin, the State Department spokesman said, "I don't know ...