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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-05-24; City Council; 7390; State Senate Joint Resolution 23 SJR-23·1 ' o· I: UJ I z 0 ' fi l Ill( I ..I 0 z ::, t) (,) \ en . OF CARLSBAD -AGENDK BILL AB# 7 3 °JO IIIl.E: MTG.-5.L.2..4.LU. STATE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 23 (SJR-23) DEPT. HD.__ 1 CITY ATTY)] E8. l CITYMGR.~ I DEPT. CM RECOMMENDED ACTION: r Review and consider proposed resolution. ITEM EXPLANATION: Mayor Casler requested that this item be placed on the agenda for Council review and consideration. The resolution would encourage the federal government to develop a space-based antiballistic missile system. If the Council wishes to support this proposal, a resolution doing so is attached. FISCAL IMPACT: No direct impact on City. EXHIBITS: 1. Letter dated May 3, 1983 2. Resolution No. 7«:/.f1~ I l l i 1 • I I ' l -... . .., fG"'"r·':!!'':":'::7 . -. ·!0-life'' ~):J . u~\:i.JG'.1 N<lti()l1al Dcn1oc·rati(' Po!iC\' Co111n1ittee m.J) :(-;-·-, -1 P.O. Box 2G ~lid town Station, 23:! \\'est 3Sth Strcc:L New York, New York !0013 ."~:.:.:j 711 s. Vermont Suit:e 207, Los Angeles, CA 90005 ~..,,.:,j~... 213-:738-0807 TO: FROM: RE: DATE: City council Carol Ruckert, NDPC Area Coordinator Senate Joint Resolution 23 May 3, 1983 EXHIBIT 1 Please find enclosed a copy of Senate Joint Resolution 23 (SJR-23) in support of an aggressive beam weapons development program for the U.S., as proposed in President Reagan's national address on strategic defense March 23. This bi-pan:isan resolution was recently introduced in the California Legislature, with 19 Senate and 27 Assembly co- sponsors, Democrats and Republicans, listed below. we urge the City Council to introduce and pass this resolution as a memorial to the U.S. Congress, in order that the entire State of California, from local to statewide representatives, delivers a cle~r, resounding mandate to our Congress to commit our nation's resources to a new Apollo Program for Peace. The benefits of such a policy are· indicated at length in the accompanying pamphlet, "How Beam Weapon I~t..:i1i1vTv~j'.i~s ~Uil ne,.,c.cil~ Ll~c r:-cp2. ... .:.=.:3!..:;::.. 11 ..:..~ .. Similar resolutions have been introduced in city councils and state legislatures ·from Massachusetts and Illinois to Washington State. In New Jersey, a resolution modeled on the NDPC's passed the State House last month; in Tennessee, the State Senate passed a resolut±on drafted by the NDPC on April 14. The 1nomentum of these resolutions contrasts sharply with the string of defeats in recent weeks for advocates of the Nuclear Freeze. NDPC members in the city will be contacting you shortly to spea~ ! on behalf of this propos9 1. We look forward to cooperating with ioµ ! on this. SENATE SPONSORS OF SJR-23: Ellis (R), Ayala (D), Beverly {R) , Boatwright (D}, Campbell CJH, Car:penter (D), Craven (R), Davis (R), Dec1deh (D)., Doolittle (g}., Johnson {R), Maddy (R), Nielsen (R), Presley (D), Richardson CIU, Royce (R), Russell (R), Seymour (.R), and Spet"aw OH. ASSEMBLY CO-SPONSORS OF S,JR-23; Allen (R), Dadcr (R), Bergeson (a), Dradley (R), D. Brown (R), Fclando (R), Filante (R), Frazee (R), Frizzelle (R), Berger (.RJ, Hill (R), Kelley {R), Konnyu (R), LaFollcttc {R), Leonard (R), Lewis (R), Mcclintock (fl), Mojonnicr (n), Mount.: "'Y (R), Naylor· (R)., Nolan (R), Rogers (R), foastrnnd (R), Sebastiani (R), Stathom (Rl, Stirling (R), and Wright (R). ' .• RESOLUTION NO, 7226 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ENCOURAGING THE FF.DERAL GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP A SPACE-BASED ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM (SJR-23). WHEREAS, the most feasible means to defend the pnited States 6 from thermonv~lear attack within the foreseeable future is the 7 development of beam weapon technology, which has the capability of 8 destroying nuclear missiles ih flight with more than 99 percent 9 effectiveness; and 10 WHEREAS, the science and technology for development and 11 deployment of these energy beam weapons systems exist as the 12 established or early potential capacity oE both the United States 13 and Russia, and the Russian effort is estimated to be three-to-five 14 times as intense and three-to-five years in advance of development 15 by the Urd ted States; aitd 16 WHEREAS, an immediate effort to develop energy beam weapons 17 would incur no net cost to the United States economy, since the 18 civilian byproducts of this development would stimulate a higher 19 technology economic development; and 20 WHEREAS, the weakening of the western countries through the 21 present world depression, combined with regional conventional war- 22 fare in the developing sector of the world, makes thermonuclear 23 war an increasing possibility in the immediate years ahead; and 24 WHEREAS, a commitment to such development would mandate the 25 direction of medium-to long-term credit for rapid technological 26 progress in United States agriculture, industry, and transportation, 27 in an increasingly energy-intensive mode, thereby providing 28 employment for millions of unemployed United States workers and ., - .. l l providing the basis for world economic recovery; 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the 3 City of Carlsbad, California, that the legislature of the State 4 of California respectfully memorialize the President and Conryress 5 of the United States to do all ~f the following: 6 1. Reinstate the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- 7 tion Program on an expanded scale to utilize technology gained by 8 the Mars Landing Program, the Manned Space Program, and an 9 accelerated Spac~ Shuttle Program as the necessary elements of the 10 capability to launch a space-based antiballistic missile system; 11 2. Immediately'increase the high-energy laser development 12 program, with the goal of achieving a defense capability again&t a 13 small number of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles within the next 14 five years; 15 3. Immediately increase the short-wavelength laser and ,16 particle-beam development program, with the goal of determining 17 the optimum direction and emphasis for research and development for 18 immediate and succeeding generations of energy beam weapons 19 designed to provide complete protection against nuclear war by the 20 middle of the next decade; and 21 4. Encourage from the federal level the changes in the area 22 of educational policy that will be necessary to create a generation 23 of citizens capable of carrying out the tasks of a high technology 24 economy; and be. it further 25 RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of 26 this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United 27 States, to the Speaker of the House ot; Representatives, and to each 28 Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the l United States. 2 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City adioumed . 3 of Carlsbad, California, at a/r~gu!ar meeting held on the 24th --- 4 day of _Ma---=-y ___ , 1983. 5 6 7 8 AYES: C01.mcil Manbers ca.sler, Lewis, Kulcbin, Chick. and Presoott NOES: None ABSENT: None 9 ATTEST: 10 11 12 13 (SEAL) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ~d~ ~ASLER, Mayor