Doug Bereuter

Japan's contribution as host nation support for our armed forces stationed there remains the highest in the world.

During the three and a half years, he so ably represented his nation here, Ambassador Saito helped our two countries navigate a series of milestones that updated the terms of our security relationship for the post-cold war era.

It is frequently remarked that there is no more important relationship in the world today than the relationship between the United States and Japan.

His Excellency Kunihko Saito, the Honorable Ambassador of Japan, is returning soon to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo upon completion of his assignment here.

Let me assure my colleagues who are listening, who are watching, that the anxieties of the gentleman from Texas are not well taken. This resolution has been carefully drafted. This is a gentleman who is concerned about the promiscuous use…

I think the gentleman has initially found this to be an appropriate problem to solve. He has the solution. I think this should be unanimously supported, and I appreciate his representation of U.S. nationals.

Misplaced devotion for the ABM Treaty hampers the development, testing and deployment of certain kinds of missile defense, ensuring that any system will be less capable than it otherwise could be.

Unfortunately, the United States cannot make progress as long as the Clinton administration observes the restrictions of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty.

The fact that it took the Army seven tests to score the first THAAD 'hit' is not an argument against missile defense but an argument for investing more in anti-missile technologies.

The challenge now is to build an effective defense against long-range missiles that builds on THAAD's success.

This Member commends this editorial from the July 15, 1999, Norfolk Daily News to his colleagues regarding the need for development of the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in light of recent successful tests and North Korea's…

No government can guarantee its citizens zero risk, and no public agency should presume to try.