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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Higgins

This Polish village has become a potential target in the event of war

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Tomasz Czescik, a Polish archaeologist and television journalist, walks his dog each morning through a forest near his home here on Nato’s eastern flank, wandering along the edge of a green chain-link fence topped with razor wire.

He enjoys the fresh air and morning quiet – until loudspeakers on the other side of the fence, strung with “Keep Out” signs in Polish, English, German and Russian, start blasting “The Star-Spangled Banner” at high volume.

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