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stitutes one of the most serious threats to United States 
national security and to the security of our friends and 
allies; 
Whereas the Iranian regime currently possesses short-range 
ballistic missiles (SRBM), as well as medium-range bal-
listic missiles (MRBM), capable of reaching much of the 
Middle East region, including Israel, and reaching Tur-
key; 
Whereas reports indicate that Iran is developing a more so-
phisticated and longer range version of the MRBM 
known as the Shahab-3, with such a new version poten-
tially capable of reaching Europe; 
Whereas intelligence estimates reportedly indicate that the 
Iranian regime may soon be able to develop an interconti-
nental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the 
United States, as well as all of Europe; 
Whereas deploying United States missile defense components 
in Europe should improve our ability to defend the 
United States from missile attacks, as well as extend 
such defensive coverage to our allies in Europe; 
Whereas deploying United States missile defense assets in 
Europe would serve as a deterrent to missile attacks by 
rogue regimes against both the United States and Eu-
rope and hopefully serve as a disincentive for them to in-
vest in the very development of such missile capabilities, 
thereby enhancing United States nonproliferation objec-
tives; 
Whereas the United States has made numerous efforts to en-
hance cooperation with Russia on the issue of missile de-
fense in Europe and has held numerous briefings and dis-
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cussions with Russian officials on the issue in order to 
ensure the transparency of Unites States objectives; 
Whereas the United States has reached out to and worked 
with key allies in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe to 
promote a cooperative missile defense against potential 
attacks by rogue regimes; 
Whereas the United States continues to cooperate with its al-
lies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
toward the establishment of a common missile defense 
system, with the United States focusing on the deploy-
ment of missile defense capabilities to counter long-range 
missiles and NATO focusing on countering threats from 
short-range and medium-range missiles; 
Whereas, in April 2008, at the NATO Summit in Bucharest, 
Romania, the heads of state of the NATO allies formally 
recognized the missile threat posed by rogue regimes and 
officially endorsed United States missile defense plans, 
stating the following in a communique´: ‘‘Ballistic missile 
proliferation poses an increasing threat to [the] Allies’ 
forces, territory and populations. Missile defense forms 
part of a broader response to counter this threat. We 
therefore recognize the substantial contribution to the 
protection of Allies from long range ballistic missiles to 
be provided by the planned deployment of European 
based United States missile defense assets.’’; 
Whereas, on July 8, 2008, the Governments of the United 
States and the Czech Republic signed an agreement be-
tween the two countries to establish a United States mis-
sile defense radar site in the Czech Republic; 
Whereas, on August 22, 2008, the Governments of the 
United States and Poland signed an agreement that 
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would allow United States missile defense interceptors to 
be deployed on Polish territory; 
Whereas, in December 2008, NATO foreign ministers re-
affirmed their support for United States plans to install 
an anti-missile defense shield in Europe; 
Whereas United States missile defense systems have proven 
increasingly effective, as they have been developed and 
tested, as indicated by the fact that since 2001 the 
United States Missile Defense Agency has had 38 suc-
cessful missile intercepts, out of 48 attempts against mis-
siles of all ranges; and 
Whereas since the deployment and operational start-up of de-
fense assets require continuing commitments and pre-
paratory steps and Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities 
are likely to present a serious threat within a relatively 
short time, it is vital that work continue to expeditiously 
establish missile defense assets in Europe: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses growing concern about the threat 
posed by nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons 
and missile delivery systems for those weapons in 
the hands of states that sponsor terrorism, such as 
Iran; 
(2) expresses support for the deployment of 
United States missile defense assets in Europe to 
address the growing missile threat posed by rogue 
regimes; 
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(3) urges the President to immediately take all 
necessary steps to expedite the deployment of com-
ponents of an operational United States missile de-
fense system in Europe, including basing a radar 
station in the Czech Republic and interceptors in 
Poland; 
(4) calls upon the President to report to Con-
gress on an annual basis on the steps taken by the 
United States Government to move forward with the 
deployment of a United States missile defense sys-
tem in Europe; and 
(5) states that the United States shall continue 
its support for the missile defense of key allies 
against attacks by rogue regimes. 
Æ 
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