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This concurrent resolution, passed by the Utah Legislature with the Governor's concurrence, strongly urges the United States government not to resume explosive nuclear weapons testing, a practice that involved over 1,000 tests from 1945 to 1992, with some tests in Nevada spreading radioactive fallout across Utah. The resolution highlights that a moratorium on such testing has been observed by both the U.S. and Russia since the early 1990s, and resuming testing could escalate global tensions and an arms race, especially since the U.S. has sufficient data from its extensive testing history and a Stockpile Stewardship Program that ensures the safety and reliability of its nuclear weapons without needing new tests. It also notes widespread international opposition to testing, as evidenced by the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and public opposition within the U.S., while referencing past Utah legislative actions and federal legislation like the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act that acknowledge the harms of past testing. Finally, the resolution directs that copies be sent to federal officials and urges Utah's congressional delegation to oppose explosive testing and support proposed federal legislation to prohibit it.

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