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PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The upper chamber of the Czech Parliament on Thursday approved a deal with Washington to accept a U.S. missile defense installation.
The deal still needs approval by the lower chamber, where the vote is expected to be close because the governing coalition has too few seats to guarantee passage. That vote is not expected before the end of the year.
The proposed U.S. missile defense system calls for a tracking radar in the Czech Republic and 10 interceptor missiles in Poland as part of a shield designed to protect the region from possible attacks from Iran. Russia is fiercely opposed to the plans.
