Belarusian military forces prepare response to US missile defence system

• 21.08.2008, 16:44

The Belarusian military have extremely negative attitude towards the American missile defence system in Poland and are going to take appropriate steps.

Minister of defence general-colonel Leanid Maltsau said it on 21 August, RIA Novosti reports from Erevan.

“In my view, it is a very dangerous precedent. Those who deploy these arms are crossing the dangerous line. South Ossetia is an example of the result of such “muscles pumping,” M. Maltsau said at a press conference.

There can be unpredicted consequences of deploying US missile defense elements in Poland, L. Maltsau noted.

“we have peaceful atom, I mean Chernobyl nuclear power plant, exploded near us, and three countries, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, applied much efforts to eliminate the damage caused by the Chernobyl accident. In this case, we deal with a non-peaceful atom,” the Belarusians defence minister said.