05/08/1997 04:45 AM House MLV

SSSJR 30 -  DEFENSE OF ALASKA FROM NUCLEAR ATTACK                              
                                                                               
CHAIR MASEK stated that the next order of business is SSSJR 30,                
"Relating to the defense of Alaska from offensive nuclear attack."             
She asked Senator Robin Taylor's staff to present the bill.                    
                                                                               
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CHRIS NELSON, Legislative Administrative Assistant to Senator Robin            
Taylor, stated that the resolution is in response to Alaska's                  
vulnerability to ballistic missile attack.  He continued that this             
resolution asks that Alaska and Hawaii be included in any ballistic            
missile attack system that the United States considers developing              
and deploying.  He stated that Senators Murkowski and Stevens, and             
Congressman Young fully support the resolution.                                
                                                                               
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REPRESENTATIVE NICHOLIA stated that she faxed the resolution to                
Brian Kennedy, Representative, Clairmont Institute, who thought it             
was perfect.                                                                   
                                                                               
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MR. NELSON responded that everyone is grateful to Mr. Kennedy for              
bringing his team up to Alaska to explain the importance of the                
problem.                                                                       
                                                                               
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REPRESENTATIVE RYAN made a motion to move SSSJR 30 out of committee            
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note.              
                                                                               
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CHAIR MASEK asked if there was an objection.  Hearing none, SSSJR
 was moved out of the House Special Committee on Military and                
Veterans Affairs.