SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES CAPABILITIES TO PREVENT AND COUNTER WEAPONS PROLIFERATION.

SEC. 1604. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES CAPABILITIES TO PREVENT AND COUNTER WEAPONS PROLIFERATION. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States should have the ability to counter effectively potential threats to United States interests that arise from the proliferation of such weapons; (2) the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the intelligence community have important roles, as well as unique capabilities and expertise, in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and dealing with the consequences of any proliferation of such weapons, including capabilities and expertise regarding— (A) detection and monitoring of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; (B) development of effective export control regimes; (C) interdiction and destruction of weapons of mass destruction and related weapons material; and (D) carrying out international monitoring and inspection regimes that relate to proliferation of such weapons and material; 107 STAT. 1845 (3) the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the intelligence community have unique capabilities and expertise that contribute directly to the ability of the United States to implement United States policy to counter effectively the threats that arise from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including capabilities and expertise regarding— (A) responses to terrorism, theft, or accidents involving weapons of mass destruction; (B) conduct of intrusive international inspections for verification of arms control treaties; (C) direct and discrete counterproliferation actions that require use of force; and (D) development and deployment of active military countermeasures and protective measures against threats resulting from arms proliferation, including defenses against ballistic missile attacks; and (4) the United States should continue to maintain and improve its capabilities to identify, monitor, and respond to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems for such weapons.