House Concurrent Resolution 112

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE DEPLOYMENT OF 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 North Korea either currently possess the capability to launch missile attacks against the United States 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, may have the means to buy intercontinental ballistic missiles; and

WHEREAS, the Cold War policy of "mutual assured destruction" assumed 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 OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do urge Congress to support and vote in favor of all efforts to build and deploy a national missile defense system as soon as possible.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to the Mississippi Congressional Delegation and to Mississippi Senators Trent Lott and Thad Cochran and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.