Bill > SR138

This Resolution formally endorses and adopts the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a global agreement aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons, to support United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16, which promotes peace, justice, and strong institutions. The resolution highlights the immense danger posed by the approximately 14,500 nuclear weapons still in existence, the catastrophic potential of their use, and the historical near-misses that underscore the unreliability of relying on luck to prevent nuclear war. It also acknowledges the historical suffering of Marshall Islanders due to nuclear testing and criticizes the significant expenditure on modernizing the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Consequently, the resolution urges federal leaders to embrace the treaty, make nuclear disarmament a national security priority, and take specific actions such as renouncing first-use of nuclear weapons, ending sole presidential launch authority, removing weapons from high alert, canceling modernization plans, and pursuing verifiable disarmament agreements.