WA: Backing for missile shield could spark arms race, says Labor

AAP General News (Australia)
01-13-2004
WA: Backing for missile shield could spark arms race, says Labor

The federal Opposition says any Australian involvement in America's missile defence
system could proliferate an arms race in the Pacific region.

Defence Minister ROBERT HILL says US Missile Defence Agency officials are meeting with
Australian government officials in Sydney to decide the detail of specific projects Australia
will contribute to.

But Labor's defence spokesman CHRIS EVANS says …