News & Views item - July 2004 |
Missile Defence: Coalition Government Decides to Back Star Wars II. (July 12, 2004)
On March 8 TFW reported "Son
of Star Wars Turkey too Costly: Concludes Australian Department of Defence".
Times have changed or so it would seem.
Whether or not the Chief Scientist, Robin Batterham, was consulted by the government as to the efficacy of Son-o'-Star-Wars isn't revealed (such consultations, had they taken place, would have been confidential). And perhaps the Department of Defence's objections are no longer valid if, that is, the Bushies will be moving a shekel or two Australia's way to make it worth our while to play along.