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Fri 07 Jul 2008Poland rejects US missile shield offer
Poland spurned as insufficient today a US offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing anti-missile interceptors on its soil but said it remained open to talks with Washington.
The decision by Poland, a staunch NATO ally, is a setback for the Bush administration drive to counter perceived threats from what Washington calls "rogue states," particularly Iran.
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