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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.

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Introduced

16 July 1991

Last action

16 July 1991 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL]

Subjects

Defence

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14 January 2025

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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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Timeline

  1. 16 July 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  2. 16 July 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

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