A senior Russian general warned Poland today that it was leaving itself open to retaliation – and possibly even a nuclear strike – by agreeing to host a US missile base.
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Russian general says Poland open to nuclear strike
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General Anatoly Nogovitsyn has spoken on behalf of the Russian Army throughout the Georgian conflict
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Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4541613.ece