What specific type of radar would be built in the Czech Republic?
A ground-based, midcourse X-Band is proposed for the Czech Republic. The X-band variety means it utilizes frequencies between 8-12 GHz to form a finely focused beam that is capable of tracking and discerning small objects at great distances. It will not affect mobile telephones or television or radio reception since they operate outside the X-band frequency spectrum. The radar will never be pointed at the ground and will operate only during testing or during an actual missile launch. X-band radars are used all over the world, including airports and as weather radars. The international airport in Prague has an X-band radar on top of its control tower to monitor aircraft movement on its runways. The radar proposed for use in the Czech Republic is actually a radar that has been used for many years on a U.S. Missile Defense Agency test facility on Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands. After refurbishment and updating of the radar computers, it would be moved to the Czech Republic. The basic
