Bill > SRes323

This resolution calls on the United States to lead a comprehensive global effort to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race, recognizing the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons. The resolution urges the President to actively pursue a world free of nuclear weapons through multiple strategies, including engaging in good faith negotiations with the eight nuclear-armed countries to halt nuclear arsenal expansion, reduce existing weapons, and develop verifiable disarmament agreements. It recommends implementing significant policy changes such as renouncing first-use of nuclear weapons, ending the Cold War-era "hair-trigger alert" posture, stopping plans to produce new nuclear warheads, and maintaining the global moratorium on nuclear testing. Additionally, the resolution emphasizes the need to protect and support communities affected by nuclear weapons by remediating environmental contamination, providing health monitoring and compensation to those harmed, and planning an economic transition for workers and communities currently dependent on nuclear weapons infrastructure. The resolution is grounded in scientific evidence highlighting the catastrophic potential consequences of nuclear war, including global climate disruption, massive loss of life, and potential global famine, and cites increased tensions between nuclear powers as a compelling reason for urgent action to prevent potential nuclear conflict.

Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/323/all-info