,,iii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #hb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bj1 #bjac ,mr4 ,begich 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 and ,ms4 ,ayotte7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,commemorating the #cjth anniversary of the proposal for the ,strategic ,defense ,initiative4 ,whereas on ,march #bc1 #aihc1 ,president ,ronald ,reagan delivered a televised address to the ,nation on the nuclear and ballistic missile threat to the ,united ,states and appealed to the people of the ,united ,states to support the development of new technologies to counter this threat2 ,whereas ,march #bc1 #bjac1 marks the #cjth anniversary of this landmark address2 ,whereas ,president ,reagan believed that ,united ,states security is based on being prepared and willing to meet all threats2 ,whereas ,president ,reagan envisioned a defensive1 non-nuclear capability to intercept and destroy strategic nuclear missiles before they reached the ,united ,states and our allies2 ,whereas ,president ,reagan envisioned these defenses to significantly reduce any incentive an adversary may have to threaten or attack the ,united ,states and our allies2 ,whereas the proposal for these defenses1 together with the defenses themselves1 have come to be known as the ,strategic ,defense ,initiative2 ,whereas ,president ,reagan's vision has been inspired through the efforts of dedicated ,americans and allies who have championed the pursuit of deterrence and protection to overcome immense technical hurdles in developing ballistic missile defense technologies and systems to protect the ,united ,states1 our allies1 and our vital interests overseas2 ,whereas on ,january #ae1 #aiia1 soldiers from the #aath ,air ,defense ,artillery brigade changed modern warfare forever when they successfully intercepted an ,al ,hussein ,missile launched from ,iraq towards ,dhahran1 ,saudi ,arabia2 ,whereas missile defense was used in combat and was successful during ,operation ,desert ,storm and ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom in defending the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and the forces of our allies2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has achieved #eh successful missile defense intercept tests since #bjja2 ,whereas the capability of ,united ,states missile defenses were first successfully put on alert in response to a ,july #bjjf missile launch by ,north ,korea1 and later put on alert for all subsequent missile launches by ,north ,korea 7including its last launch in ,december #bjac71 and was successfully demonstrated on ,february #ba1 #bjjh1 when a ,standard ,missile-#c interceptor launched from the ,u4,s4,s4 ,lake ,erie intercepted and destroyed a disabled satellite of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office2 ,whereas ballistic missile defense technology continues to be developed1 tested1 and operationally deployed by the ,united ,states1 #ba allies and friends of the ,united ,states1 and the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato72 ,whereas the ,missile ,defense ,agency and the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces stand ever vigilant to deter aggression and preserve the peace2 ,whereas the ,missile ,defense ,agency epicenter for test1 integration1 and fielding ,united ,states rocket technology1 located in ,huntsville1 ,alabama1 is responsible for guiding the programs essential to the overall success of the ,missile ,defense ,agency mission2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,ballistic ,missile ,defense ,system is intended to lead any potential adversary to conclude that the risks of attacking the ,united ,states or our allies1 or our troops in theater1 far outweigh potential gains2 ,whereas the ,,aegis ,ballistic ,missile ,defense ,system functions as a key1 proven component of the integrated ,united ,states ,ballistic ,missile ,defense ,system and as the foundation of sea-based ballistic missile defense for the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 ,norway1 the ,republic of ,korea1 ,spain1 and the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,army ,air ,defense ,artillery ,missile ,defense ,systems function as a key1 proven component of the integrated ,united ,states ,ballistic ,missile ,defense ,system and as the foundation of land-based ballistic missile defense for ,bahrain1 ,germany1 ,israel1 ,japan1 ,kuwait1 the ,netherlands1 ,qatar1 the ,republic of ,korea1 ,saudi ,arabia1 ,taiwan1 ,turkey1 the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 and the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2 ,whereas the ,,aegis ,ballistic ,missile ,defense ,system and the ,united ,states ,army ,air ,defense ,artillery ,missile ,defense ,systems effectively serve to deter aggression and devalue the missiles of those who would threaten the peace and security of the ,united ,states and our allies2 ,whereas the ,ground-,based ,midcourse ,defense ,system and its effective interceptor missiles currently deployed at ,fort ,greely1 ,alaska1 and ,vandenberg ,air ,force ,base1 ,california1 together with the ,missile ,defense ,integration and ,operations ,center in ,colorado ,springs1 ,colorado1 function as key components of the integrated ,united ,states ,ballistic ,missile ,defense ,system2 ,whereas the ,ballistic ,missile ,defense ,review of #bjaj concluded the ,ground-,based ,midcourse ,defense ,system is the only system currently capable of protecting the ,united ,states from an intercontinental ballistic missile2 ,whereas the dedicated members of the ,alaska ,national ,guard in the #dith ,missile ,battalion at ,fort ,greely1 ,alaska1 stand ready on a daily basis to defend and protect the ,nation2 and ,whereas the integrated ballistic missile defense system is a key element of the national defense of the ,united ,states and a vital capability to deter aggression and preserve freedom and peace3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the vision and efforts of ,president ,ronald ,reagan to promote peace and security2 7#b7 recognizes and expresses support for the refusal of the people of the ,united ,states to accept ,united ,states vulnerability to a ballistic missile attack on the homeland or overseas2 and 7#c7 commemorates the #cjth anniversary of the address of ,president ,reagan to the ,nation on national security and the ,strategic ,defense ,initiative4