The U.S. Defense Department's tentative plans to deploy a missile defense system in Europe still face implementation challenges, and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has not provided to Congress adequate estimates for the site's total cost, according to an Aug. 6 report from a government watchdog agency.rnThe Polish and Czech governments have yet to ratify key agreements with the United States to host parts of the missile shield, and the Defense Department has not yet finalized a plan for how the assets would be transferred from the MDA to the services, according the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, "Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Information on Construction and Support Costs for Proposed European Sites."
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