‘Pure fiction’: Czech PM slams idea of hosting US ABM radar

‘Czech Prime Mininster Bohuslav Sobotka sharply criticized the idea of deploying a US missile defense system (ABM) radar on Czech territory, calling it totally unrealistic. He stressed that the Czech Republic has other security priorities.
“This is pure fiction that will not come true,” Sobotka said during a TV debate hosted by Vaclav Moravec and aired by the Czech CT broadcasting corporation.
He also stressed that he has a “negative opinion” about the matter of US radar deployment.The prime minister went on to say that the Czech Republic has “absolutely different security problems” and recalled that the radar was initially designed to counter a potential missile threat from Iran, which is no longer existent after Iran reached a nuclear deal with major world powers in 2015.’
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