SD 669

This bill is a resolution by the Massachusetts General Court that calls for the United States to embrace the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and adopt the "Back from the Brink" platform to reduce the risk of nuclear war. The resolution expresses Massachusetts' concern about the existential threat posed by over 12,000 nuclear weapons worldwide, particularly given recent tensions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and urges federal leaders to pursue verifiable agreements among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals. While acknowledging that nuclear weapons policy falls under federal jurisdiction, the resolution aims to demonstrate state-level leadership on nuclear disarmament, following Massachusetts' historical role in the 1980s Nuclear Freeze movement and joining other states like California, Oregon, Maine, New Jersey, and Rhode Island that have taken similar actions.