Vaclav Havel in favour of US radar system in the Czech Republic

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel is disappointed that part of the Czech population is against the construction of a US missile defence missile radar system on Czech soil. He points out in a commentary how quickly the Czechs came to terms with the attack against Czechoslovakia of the states forming the Warsaw Pact after 1968, arguing that the radar system would be very advantageous for the Czech Republic. "Europe won't be in a position to defend itself against the threats of the 21st century without the aid of the US in the long term… Without the American project, NATO won't be able to build up a defence system… If the Americans are not allowed to station their missile defence system in Poland and in the Czech Republic, perhaps they'll set it up in Great Britain instead. They will defend their own territory whatever happens, but we would not be protected by their defence system."

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