Article: United States and Czech Republic: US, Czech Republic Sign Controversial Missile Radar Deal.

Byline: mohammed05

The United States and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement that will allow construction of part of a missile defense shield. The document was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Czech counterpart, despite mounting opposition against the project.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg signed a deal to build a radar station southwest of Prague, which will be part of a missile-defense system the United States says is aimed at shooting down missiles that may be fired from Iran or North Korea.

Besides the tracking radar system in the Czech Republic, the ...

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