Experts: planned US radar safe

Electromagnetic radiation generated by a US radar - planned for the Czech Republic - is less than that caused by a mobile phone, say Czech experts. They have been investigating the possible impact of a planned US base in the Brdy military area. Even in "emergency mode" the radar would still comply with existing norms. Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg said it would be up to the US military when to activate the radar. The opposition Social Democrats argue, however, that the study was done carelessly and contains factual errors.