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Russia has been angered by the US' missile defence plans (Photo: SHAPE)

German backing for US anti-missile shield

Europe as whole could profit from US plans to place anti-missile bases in Poland and the Czech republic, while in the long run the EU is heading towards a common army, Germany's defence minister has said.

Warsaw and Prague on Thursday (12 April) received political backing from the German EU presidency for their controversial plans to host a US defence system aimed at intercepting possible ballistic missiles fired from states such as Iran.

Germany's defence minister Franz Josef J...

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Russia has been angered by the US' missile defence plans (Photo: SHAPE)

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