PRAGUE, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. experts will again conduct research of the
locality near Misov, Brdy military area of the Czech republic, where the United
States plans to station a missile defense radar base, Drahomira Nova from the
Czech Defense Ministry press section said on Monday.
The five-member group of American environmental experts headed by Ellis
Giulliland from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency started its working visit to the
Czech Republic on Monday, Nova said.
Accompanied by Czech Defense Ministry employees, the U.S. team will study
the Czech environment protection regulations.
They will examine a possible site for the radar installation from the point
of view of water sources, the quality of the air and valuable natural
localities, according to Nova.
Previously, the U.S. experts have completed a preliminary survey of the
geological conditions, the state of the infrastructure and the transport
accessibility in the Brdy military area, southwest of Prague, the capital of the
Czech republic.
At the beginning of this month, employees of a special firm from Brno, east
of the Czech republic, started making an analysis of the geological substratum
and a detailed analysis of the composition of soil in the area.
The factors considered by experts also include whether the radar could
limit the transmissions of nearby facilities, such as television and radio.
The United States wants to deploy ground-based interceptor missiles in
Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic as part of its missile defense
shield. But Russia strongly opposes the plan, saying it poses a threat to its
security.
The Czech Republic and Poland are in talks with the United States on the
missile defense plans. Washington expects to hear the final decision from Prague
next year.
A recent opinion poll showed more than two-thirds of Czech citizens oppose
the establishment of the base.