Russia says new US base in Poland raises overall nuclear danger

FILE PHOTO: Delegates visit the deck house of the American ballistic missile defence base to be integrated into the "Aegis Ashore" missile defense system, on the day of its inauguration in Redzikowo, Poland, November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that a new U.S. ballistic missile defence base in northern Poland will lead to an increase in the overall level of nuclear danger and was on a Russian targeting list for potential destruction if necessary.

The air defence base, situated in the town of Redzikowo near the Baltic coast, part of a broader NATO missile shield, was opened on Nov. 13.