October 13, 2008

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The greatest strategic threat to the United States is an attack by one or more ballistic missiles armed with nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction. Today, the United States remains completely vulnerable to this form of attack.

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National Laws on Ballistic Missile Defense

Missile defense is not only the right thing to do, but it is also official policy of the United States, articulated in legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President.


  • Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 H.R.1530
    Because no BMD deployment was carried out by the Clinton administration by 1996, Congress was forced to repeal the 1991 Act and replace it with this law, which delayed a deadline for deployment until 2003.

     

  • The National Missile Defense Act of 1991
    This called for the deployment of missile defenses by 1996. Moreover, it specifically required the president to pursue negotiation of the ABM Treaty that would permit such deployment.

     

  • National Missile Defense Act of 1999 H.R.4
    The NMD Act of 1999 reaffirmed the necessity for missile defense, but took a significant step back in terms of whether the defense would be strategic or only limited to defense against very limited strikes which were “accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate.” Large scale attacks from Russia and China would not necessarily be covered by such a policy. The Bush administration’s policy is fully consistent with the NMD Act of 1999, precisely because it only provides defense against certain limited attacks.

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