Fed: Govt would be negligent not to look at missile scheme - PM

AAP General News (Australia)
01-16-2004
Fed: Govt would be negligent not to look at missile scheme - PM

Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD says the government would be recklessly negligent if it
failed to look at opportunities to defend Australia against possible future missile attacks.

Mr HOWARD will break his summer holiday this morning to meet the chairman of the US
Joint Chiefs of Staff, General RICHARD MYERS.

Among the issues up for discussion is Australia's role in the US missile defence scheme,
dubbed Son of Star Wars.

Mr HOWARD's told ABC radio the discussions are still …