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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4533 Type of Legislation:House Resolution HR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020117 Primary Sponsor:Quinn All Sponsors:Quinn, Allison, Klauber, Battle, Cato, Frye, Huggins, Keegan, Koon, Riser, Sandifer, Taylor, Trotter, Walker, Witherspoon and A. Young Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18147zcw02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee 24 HIMR Subject:National missile defense system, congressional delegation requested to support History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020117 Introduced, referred to Committee 24 HIMR Versions of This Bill
REQUESTING THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WORK TO IMPLEMENT A NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.
Whereas, the 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was signed with a nation that no longer exists; and
Whereas, an increasing number of nations, including China, North Korea, Iran, and Iraq, either currently possess the capability to launch missile attacks against the United States or its allies, or are working to obtain that capability; and
Whereas, due in part to advances in technology, the possibility that a missile bearing a weapon of mass destruction will be used against United States forces or interests is higher today than it was during most of the Cold War; and
Whereas, terrorist groups, not just states, have the means to buy ballistic missiles; and
Whereas, while systems are in place to thwart terrorism, the nation still has no defense against missile attack; and
Whereas, the Cold War policy of "mutual assured destruction" embodied in arms control treaties is not sufficient to deter terrorist missile attacks; and
Whereas, defending against a missile attack is the government's moral obligation. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, request our elected representatives in the United States Congress support and vote for the implementation of a national missile defense system.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.
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