Luni, 30 martie 2015, la Universitatea Româno-American? a avut loc dezbaterea “US Ballistic Missile Defense and Non-Proliferation Policy”, parte din suita de evenimente AmericanDay! organizate de c?tre Centrul de Drepturile Omului ?i Migra?ie din URA.
Invitatul special al evenimentului a fost domnul Frank Rose – Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance. Red?m în cele ce urmeaz? o parte din discursul domniei sale:
As prepared
Thank you for that kind introduction, and thanks for having me here today.
As way of an introduction, I am responsible for overseeing a wide range of defense issues, including missile defense policy at the U.S. State Department. In this capacity, I served as the lead U.S. negotiator for the missile defense bases in Romania, Turkey, and Poland.
So I’m pleased to be here today to discuss international security and missile defense. In my remarks, I would like to discuss three key issues:
First, the United States’ commitment to ballistic missile defense (BMD) and the Fiscal Year 2016 missile defense budget request;
Second, the significant progress that has been made in implementing the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) over the past year; and;
Third, I will discuss cooperation on missile defense with allies, such as Romania, and partners outside of Europe.
FY 2016 Presidential Budget
The United States and NATO remain committed to establishing ever more capable missile defenses to address the ballistic missile threat to Europe. The transatlantic bond is unbreakable and that is reflected in cooperation at all levels in the NATO alliance.
The U.S. commitment to NATO missile defense and the sites in Romania and Poland remains ironclad.
Last month, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2016 budget submission that aligns defense program priorities and resources with the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
Let me highlight a couple of key points that you may find of interest:
The Administration is requesting over $8B for the Missile Defense Agency in FY-16. Despite pressure on the DOD budget, funding for EPAA and missile defense programs remains a priority. With regard to U.S. homeland defense the funding request increases the number of long-range missile defense interceptors deployed in Alaska and California from 30 to 44 by 2017.
It also funds a number of other programs to enhance the long-range system such as a new kill vehicle and new long-range discrimination radar.
With regard to regional missile defense, the budget continues funding to complete work on the missile defense base at Devesulu in Romania and provides $169 million for construction and $164.089 million over FY16-18 for procurement of Aegis Ashore for Poland.
The Administration also is requesting $559 million in procurement for Aegis ballistic missile defense. This includes the procurement of 40 Aegis SM-3 Block IB missiles, for a total of 209 SM-3 Block IB missiles procured by the end of FY 2016. We also are seeking$ 173M for continued development of the longer-range SM-3 Block IIA interceptor.
The fact that the United States continues to devote such significant resources to the missile defense program, even in the face of fiscal constraints, is a clear signal of the importance the U.S. places on the program, including the sites in Romania and Poland.
Discursul complet poate fi accesat AICI!
Organizat în cadrul proiectului “?COALA PRACTIC?: Inovare în înv???mântul superior ?i succes pe pia?? muncii”, POSDRU/156/1.2/G/132920, implementat de Universitatea Româno-American? în colaborare cu Centrul de Resurse Juridice. Proiectul este cofinan?at din Fondul Social European prin Programul Opera?ional Sectorial pentru Dezvoltarea Resurselor Umane 2007-2013.
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