[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL WMD RESOLUTION

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, speaking before the UN General Assembly in 
September, President Bush asked the Security Council to take a firm 
stand against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, WMD. 
President Bush asked for a Security Council resolution that would call 
on all nations to criminalize proliferation, enact strict export 
controls and secure these terrible weapons within their own borders.
  Seven months later, on April 28, the UN Security Council unanimously 
passed Resolution 1540 fulfilling the President's goals. Those who have 
argued that this administration has turned its back on the 
international community need only look at the diverse group of 
nations--from Algeria to Angola, Chile to China, Pakistan to the 
Philippines--that stood with the United States in this important battle 
in the war on terror to dispel such notions.
  It is now up to the members of the United Nations to follow the 
Security Council lead and enact the provisions that will help stem the 
flow of dangerous weapons and technology.
  This resolution is the culmination of the administration's hard work, 
led by Under Secretary of State John Bolton, to halt the proliferation 
of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. The President's 
proliferation security initiative, launched last March, embodies these 
efforts. It has brought together nations from North America, Europe, 
Africa, and Asia to interdict shipments of WMD around the world. This 
resolution endorses such important collective action and I urge all 
nations to join in the effort.
  I applaud the administration and the Security Council for helping 
take an important step to building a safer, more secure world.

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