UTAH 2003 GENERAL SESSION
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 15
(Passed House:February 2, 2003)
H.J.R. 15 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO BUILD AND DEPLOY NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
2003 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH SPONSOR: MICHAEL T. MORLEY
2003 Bill Text UT H.J.R. 15
TEXT: Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
WHEREAS, the 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was signed with a nation that no longer exists; 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;
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;
WHEREAS, terrorist groups, not just states, may have the means to buy intercontinental ballistic missiles;
WHEREAS, the nation still has no defense against missile attack;
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 that the Legislature of the state of Utah urges the state’s congressional delegation to support and vote for all efforts to build and deploy a national missile defense system as rapidly as possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of Utah’s congressional delegation.
