PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1827 (7) The United States must share the responsibilities and the burdens of pursuing international security and stability with other nations. (8) Several of the newly democratic nations of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have expressed interest in seeking membership in NATO. (9) Many of the security challenges facing the post-Cold War world would be best handled through coherent multilateral responses. (10) The United States should never send its military forces into combat unless they are provided with the best opportunity to accomplish their objectives with as little risk as possible. (11) Military interventions against antagonistic armed forces cannot be conducted safely or effectively on a multilateral basis unless such operations are jointly planned in advance and are executed by imits which have trained together and are familiar with each others' operational procedures. (12) NATO is currently the only organization with the experience, trained staff, and infrastructure necessary to sup- B)rt military cooperation with the major military allies of the nited States. (13) The NATO allies already have volunteered to consider requests from the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe for assistance in maintaining the peace. (14) Justification of the relevance of NATO in the post- Cold War world will depend largely upon the alliance's ability to adapt its mission, area of responsibility, and procedures to the new security environment. (15) Justification of future United States support for the alliance and for a United States military presence in Europe will depend upon NATO's ability to address those security interests which the United States shares with its allies in Europe and Canada. (16) The meeting of the NATO heads of state scheduled for January 1994, presents an excellent opportunity for the President to articulate a new, broader security mission for the alliance in the post-Cold War world, one which will enable it to address a wider array of threats to its members' interests and which will help to share more effectively the burden of international security requirements. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. — It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) old threats to the security of the United States and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization having greatly diminished, and new, more diverse challenges having arisen (including ethno-religious conflict in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in regions proximate to alliance territonr), NATO's mission must be redefined so that it may respond to such challenges to its members' security even when those challenges emanate from beyond the geographic boundaries of its members' territories; (2) NATO should review its consultative mechanisms in order to maximize its ability to marshal political, diplomatic, social, and economic solidarity, buttressed by credible military capability, and to bring the full weight and scope of its cooperative efforts to bear in addressing the new challenges; and
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