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NATO declares US ballistic missile defense base in Poland mission ready
By Sabine Siebold WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new U.S. air defense base in northern Poland, designed to detect and intercept ballistic missile attacks as part of a broader NATO missile shield, is mission ready, the western military alliance announced on …