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It will also help us and is developing the map that you were 

 speaking of earlier, where I think in another few months we will 

 have the best compilation of information of the hot spots in the 

 Arctic that we might have not only with respect to radioactive 

 waste but with respect to a host of other contaminants that we are 

 concerned about. 



We have to continue to work these other parts of this puzzle. We 

 have to work bilaterally with the Russians when that would seem 

 to be the best way to proceed. We have to work trilaterally with 

 Norway and Russia in other contexts. But I think for the general 

 overview of scientific cooperation in the Arctic, that the Arctic envi- 

 ronmental protection program and the component of that called 

 AMAP, the monitoring and assessment program, is the area that 

 we think is probably the best focal area. 



Mr. Kennedy. Thank you. Could I have Sherri Goodman talk 



Mr. Weldon. Would the gentleman jdeld? We have not had them 

 testify yet. I just wanted to finish with Ambassador Colson. He has 

 to leave for a plane. 



Mr. Kennedy. Excuse me. I am sorry. 



Mr. Weldon. That is all right. He has to go back to London. Do 

 you have any other questions for the Ambassador? 



Mr. Kennedy. No. 



Mr. Weldon. Mr. Ambassador, thank you. We appreciate your 

 testimony and your willingness to work with us and we pledge our 

 support to work with you. 



Ambassador COLSON. Thank you very much. 



Mr. Weldon. Thank you, and have a safe plane trip. 



Ms. Groodman, thank you for waiting for us. Thank you. 



STATEMENT OF SHERRI W. GOODMAN, DEPUTY UNDER 

 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 



Ms. Goodman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the 

 subcommittees. I thank you for the opportunity to testify today. 

 With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I will submit my statement 

 for the record and I will summarize it for you. 



I would like to address DOD's unique role in the effort we are 

 discussing today, the criteria for our involvement, and our work to 

 date. The Department's primary goal is security. In the Arctic, se- 

 curity means protecting human health and safety. It also means 

 ensuring that the Arctic ecosystem remains healthy and resilient. 

 Keeping the Arctic healthy avoids tension between adjacent nations 

 who depend upon its resources for food, economic benefit, transpor- 

 tation, and research. 



The Department of Defense role begins with national security. 

 The threat of widespread contamination, real or perceived, is a 

 threat to security. Protecting the environmental resources all 

 States share is thus a critical component to protecting security. Ad- 

 ditionally, the Department of Defense has an operational interest 

 in retaining access to the Arctic sea lanes. 



DOD has an array of environmentally-friendly tools upon which 

 to draw. We have a Navy patrolling global waters, undertaking so- 

 phisticated scientific research in the course of its operations. We 

 have environmental professionals deployed on U.S. bases around 



