Australia, U.S. To Develop Missile Defenses
Melbourne Radio Australia
0700 GMT 19 May
95
[FBIS Transcribed Text] Australia is to help the United States develop defenses against ballistic missiles. From Canberra, Graeme Dobell reports that details of the agreement are to be announced later this month: Australia says its research cooperation with the United States to combat missile attacks will be consistent with the Antiballistic Missile Treaty. It will be for development of ground-based theater missile defenses such as the Patriot missile used to shoot down Scud missiles in the Gulf war. Canberra officials say this means there's no break with Australia's opposition to Star Wars research, which is for space-based defenses. Australia will help develop computer software used to detect and combat missiles.
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