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Senate Republicans chose Senator Bob Smith (R-New Hampshire) as the chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. He replaces the late Senator John Chafee (R-New Hampshire) …

Senior military officers testified about their qualifications to be reappointed as generals and take new positions including Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Among the issues discussed were…

Service chiefs testified about the readiness and strength of the U.S. military. Among the issues they addressed were military pay and retention rates, the effects of military and peacekeepin…

Witnesses testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the security of the Panama Canal after the transfer of the canal to the Panamanian government. They focused on concerns o…

Military officials testified about lessons learned from the NATO military operations conducted as a part of Operation Allied Force in the Yugoslavian province of Kosovo. Among the issues the…

Witnesses testified about resuming live firing exercises on a U.S. Navy firing range on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico. A presidential panel recommended that the military resume the ex…

Defense Secretary William Cohen and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Henry Shelton testified for the Senate Armed Services Committee about their analysis of the operations in Yugoslavi…

The Senate rejected the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (51-48). It was the first Senate rejection of a treaty since the Treaty of Versailles was rejected in 1920.

Senators John Warner (R-Virginia) and Pat Moynihan (D-NY) talked to reporters about the Nuclear Test Ban treaty. They focused on a possible joint action to have the debate delayed until the …

Senators debated the merits of ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The committee heard testimony on the ability of the United States to verify low-level nucl…

Republican leaders told reporters that several former defense secretaries opposed ratification of the Comprehensive test Ban Treaty and talked about efforts to postpone a vote on the matter …

Secretary Cohen and General Shelton testified in favor of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. While acknowledging that the proposed testing rules were not perfect, they said that the U.S. had…

Senator Warner talked to reporters about future plans for hearings on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. He said that Secretary Cohen and General Shelton had agreed to testify at hearings and that…