The Australian | Missile defence systems for Australia 'costly and unreliable' The Australian Establishing an intercontinental ballistic missile defence system in Australia could take years, cost billons and probably be highly unreliable, analysts say. Calls for a missile defence shield for Australia increased yesterday after North Korea ... Tony Abbott calls for Australia to urgently consider missile defence shield Abbott calls for missile defence system Pyongyang can miniaturize, so let's move on to what's important: David Wright on the North Korea crisis |