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Polls Show More Support for Missile Defense in Poland Than Czech Republic


September 17, 2007. Opinion polls indicate a marked difference in levels of support for Washington's planned ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield between the citizens of the two Central European countries where the proposed system would be located. While 58 percent of Pole respondents in a recent poll supported the BMD plan, in the neighboring Czech Republic, 51 percent of the poll's respondents said they were against it. The poll was conducted by the U.S. Opinion Research Corporation and sponsored by the non-profit Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA). It surveyed approximately 1,000 people in each of the two countries. … Fifty-seven percent of Czech respondents were not convinced that the BMD plan would improve the security of their country. By contrast, 67 percent of those in Poland said the BMD system would contribute to strengthening NATO. Although the majority of Czechs are opposed to the radar installation, according to the poll, 58 percent of respondents said negotiations between Washington and Prague over the issue should continue. Seventy percent of Poles surveyed were in favor of future talks. …

http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org/news/article.php?cat=press&articleid=602