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Presidential Determination

Theater Missile Defense Cooperation With the Allies

President Clinton certified that the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization formally submitted a proposal to NATO members, Japan, Israel, and South Korea to coordinate U.S. Theater Missile Defense programs with allied TMD programs. The Secretary of Defense was directed to notify Congress and publish the determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register 59 FR 28759
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Impact dates

  1. Federal Register publication and congressional notification

Key directives

  • Certify that BMDO submitted TMD coordination proposal to NATO, Japan, Israel, and South Korea
  • Notify Congress of this determination
  • Publish determination in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Certification issued to Congress
  • Federal Register publication directed

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Potential coordination of TMD programs with allies depending on allied responses

Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy mandate beyond certification and information sharing; actual cooperation depends on allied acceptance
  • Vague whether 'proposal' implies binding commitments or exploratory framework
  • Congressional notification is procedural, not a request for approval
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