Poll: 80% welcome cancellation of US radar plans

A survey published Monday the polling agency CVVM suggests that a vast majority of Czechs have welcomed the cancellation of plans for a US radar in the country. According to the poll, 80% of people are pleased that the radar base will not be built, while 12% are disappointed by the decision. 52% of respondents felt that the cancellation would have a positive influence on the country’s security. The radar base was conceived by the Bush administration as part of a missile defence system that was to work in concert with interceptor missiles in Poland. The plan was widely unpopular among Czechs throughout the three years it was being discussed. Another poll released by the same agency Monday indicated that the perception of US foreign policy in the Czech Republic has improved significantly since last year, from 18% to 27%.