Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“The United States is opening a new missile base in northern Poland, which the Kremlin criticised as an attempt ‘to contain’ Russia by moving US military infrastructure closer to its borders. Located in the town of Redzikowo near the Baltic coast, the major base that will be formally inaugurated on Wednesday has been in the works since the 2000s. … The base at Redzikowo is part of a broader NATO missile shield, called Aegis Ashore, which the military alliance says can intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Other key shield elements include a second site in Romania, US Navy destroyers based in the Spanish port of Rota and an early-warning radar in the town of Kurecik in Turkey. Russia had already labelled the base in Poland a threat as far back as 2007, when it was still being planned. NATO says the shield is purely defensive.” (11/13/24)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/13/us-opens-missile-base-in-northern-poland