A bill to provide for the establishment of policy on the deployment by the United States of an antiballistic missile system and of advanced theater missile defense systems.

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States that it shall be the policy of the United States to: (1) deploy at the earliest practical date an antiballistic missile system (ABM system) capable of providing a highly effective defense against ballistic missile attacks; and (2) provide highly effective theater missile defenses (TMDs) to forward-deployed and expeditionary elements of U.S. armed forces, as well as friendly and allied forces. Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop for deployment at the earliest practicable date: (1) a cost- and operationally-effective ABM system; and (2) advanced TMDs. Requires a plan with respect to the deployment of such systems to be submitted to specified congressional committees within 60 days after the enactment of this Act.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 February 1995

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