00:02In the immediate aftermath of 9-11, when NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time and the
00:10United Nations Security Council was united in the face of terror, we answered the call together,
00:18as our people have done so for more than a century, shoulder to shoulder, through two
00:23world wars, the Cold War, Afghanistan, and moments that have defined our shared security.
00:31Today, Mr. Speaker, that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her
00:40most courageous people.
01:02It is needed in order to secure a truly just and lasting peace.
01:09From the depths of the Atlantic to the disastrously melting ice caps of the Arctic, the commitment
01:17and expertise of the United States Armed Forces and its allies lie at the heart of NATO, pledged
01:25to each other's defense, protecting our citizens and interests, keeping North Americans and
01:32Europeans safe from our common adversaries.
01:36Our defense, intelligence, and security ties are hardwired together through relationships
01:43measured not in years, but in decades.
01:48Today, thousands of U.S. service personnel, defense officials, and their families are stationed
01:55in the United Kingdom as British personnel serve with equal pride across 30 American states.
02:04We are building F-35s together, and we have agreed the most ambitious submarine program in
02:12history, AUKUS.
02:34And we are doing it in partnership with Australia, a country of which I'm also immensely proud to
02:42serve as sovereign.
02:43We do not embark on these remarkable endeavors together out of sentiment.
02:50We do so because they build greater shared resilience for the future.
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