国际英语资讯:U.S. to sell Patriot missiles to Poland
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Patriot">Patriot</span> <span word="Anti">Anti</span>-<span word="Missile">Missile</span> <span word="System">System</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Polish">Polish</span> <span word="military">military</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="altering">altering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> "<span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="official">official</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Patriot">Patriot</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>.</p><p><span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="great">great</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>," <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="capability">capability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span>.</p><p><span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Romania">Romania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prologue">prologue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaching">breaching</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span>-<span word="Range">Range</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="INF">INF</span>) <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span>.</p><p><span word="Warning">Warning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="responsive">responsive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span>.</p>
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