Madam, - It is totally unacceptable that Europe is becoming a potential proxy battlefield between America and Russia. Washington is ready to place its so-called nuclear defence shield in the territory of its new found allies in Poland and the Czech republic and in return President Putin threatens that Europe will become a "powder keg" (May 30th.
While Mr Putin's threat may be interpreted as rhetoric, it further inflames the simmering confrontation between these nuclear powers in Europe.
We, as European citizens, must reject this increasing militarisation of Europe and not allow ourselves to be used as pawns in the madness of a renewed nuclear power race. - Yours, etc,
BRENDAN BUTLER, NGO Peace Alliance, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7.