United States · Resolution · SCONRES
S.Con.Res. 53 (102nd)
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 1981 Israeli preemptive strike against Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak was a legitimate and justifiable exercise of self-defense, and that the United States should seek the repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 487 which condemned that 1981 Israeli preemptive strike.
Introduced
16 July 1991
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Status
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the 1981 Israeli preemptive strike against the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak was a legitimate and justifiable exercise of self-defense which also reduced the threat of Iraqi nuclear aggression against countries bordering Iraq; and (2) the United States should seek the repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 487 which condemned the strike.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 July 1991
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/53
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/sconres/53