The Bush Administration has been talking with officials in Poland about stationing a missile defense site in Poland to defend Europe against long-range ballistic missiles. Poland, however, is not exactly jumping at the chance to be first in Europe to host a missile defense facility. New Polish President Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz has said he wants to hold a public debate.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.