S 1649

This bill is a resolution by the Massachusetts General Court calling on the federal government 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 does not create new state law but rather expresses Massachusetts' official position that nuclear weapons pose an existential threat, particularly given recent tensions involving Ukraine, and urges federal leaders to pursue the complete elimination of nuclear arsenals through international agreements. By passing this resolution, Massachusetts would join several other state legislatures (California, Oregon, Maine Senate, New Jersey Assembly, and Rhode Island) and 21 Massachusetts municipalities that have already endorsed similar measures aimed at encouraging federal action on nuclear disarmament.