Ted Stevens: “These actions were absolutely appalling and an embarrassment to our great country.”

A country that picks up or identifies a launch might legitimately worry whether the weapon carries a nuclear or conventional payload.

Thanks to the foresight of Senator Ted Stevens and his congressional colleagues in establishing the North Pacific Research Board in 1997.

They are not numbers. They were people, living, breathing, caring, loving people. And they're not anymore. And there is no rational explanation as to why not.

The NALEMP annual appropriation was first drafted in 1993 by Senator Ted Stevens and Senator Daniel Inouye.