Russia warns Lithuania on US missile defense

Russian lawmakers warned Lithuania against agreeing to place U.S. missile defense sites in the Baltic country, saying Wednesday that such a move could trigger a Russian military buildup in the region.

Russia could deploy more troops to its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad if Lithuania offers its soil for the deployment of U.S. missile interceptors, said a statement approved unanimously by the Kremlin-controlled lower house, the State Duma.

Russia is fiercely against the U.S. plans to deploy components of a missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, saying the move would undermine its nuclear deterrent.

[the 'shield' is only capable of defending against a few missiles - such as may some day come from the middle east - and they know it. More horse pucky grandstanding. The real questions is if Europe, who's being shielded (check the flight path) will have the grandes to tell Czar Putin where to get off... {my money's staying in my pocket}]

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