STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
A RESOLUTION urging the development and implementation of a national missile defense system.
(Passed House:February 14, 2002)
Whereas, New Hampshire is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States and is populated by over 1,200,000 persons, and maintains distinguished centers of higher learning, and is the site of advanced information and defense technology, and is noted for outstanding natural endowments of forests, mountains, and lakes, and derives considerable electrical power from nuclear energy; and
Whereas, the people of New Hampshire are conscious of the state’s assets and favorable future development for their children and future generations; and
Whereas, New Hampshire responded to the call at Bunker Hill with volunteers in the struggle for American independence and has contributed to national defense through its citizenry ever since; and
Whereas, the people of New Hampshire are aware of the global proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction and their threat to our nation, our allies, and our armed forces abroad; and
Whereas, the United States does not possess a robust and effective defense against ballistic missiles bearing weapons of mass destruction, launched by anyone who opposes American ideals, interests, and influence throughout the world; and
Whereas, New Hampshire, the United States, and the international community are increasingly imperiled by the global proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction and cannot defend against a hostile or accidental ballistic missile attack; in consequence, New Hampshire asserts its leadership as one of 50; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the New Hampshire house of representatives hereby urges the President of the United States to take all actions necessary, within the limits of the considerable technological prowess of this great union, to protect our nation, our allies, and our armed forces abroad from the threat of missile attack; and
That the New Hampshire house of representatives hereby urges the President to allow the United States the freedom to defend itself, it allies, and its armed forces abroad from ballistic missile attack, treaties and other agreements to the contrary notwithstanding; and
That the New Hampshire house of representatives hereby conveys to the President and Congress that effective national missile defense will require a robust and multi-layered architecture consisting of integrated land-based, sea-based, and/or space-based assets designed to deter future threats whenever possible and meet them whenever necessary; and
That copies of this resolution shall be sent by the house clerk to the New Hampshire congressional delegation, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the President of the United States.
