Poland says US missile shield terms inadequate

By Ria Novosti. Warsaw, Poland, 01:30 PM IST Warsaw, July 5 (RIA Novosti) Poland has said the US offer in return of permission to deploy a missile defence base on Polish soil fails to address its security concerns, but it is ready for further dialogue. 'We need firm guarantees from Washington that the deployment of a missile defence base will enhance Poland's security,' but on this issue 'we did not achieve a result that would be satisfactory to Poland', Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters. In the long-running negotiations with the US, Warsaw has been pushing Washington to provide billions of dollars of investment in Poland's air defences in exchange for allowing the deployment of interceptor missiles. 'We are ready to cooperate but we are waiting for an answer from the American side,' he said. The Polish missile base... [read full story]                    

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