SD 1302

This Massachusetts legislative resolution calls on the United States government to adopt a "no first use" nuclear weapons policy, meaning the U.S. would commit to never initiating a nuclear strike and would only use nuclear weapons in response to a nuclear attack against it. The resolution cites concerns about the catastrophic risks posed by the existence of 14,000 nuclear weapons globally, the planned $2 trillion modernization of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, and the president's sole authority to order a nuclear strike without consultation. If adopted, the resolution would be transmitted to federal officials including the President, Vice President, Congressional leadership, and Massachusetts' federal delegation, urging them to support legislation establishing this no first use policy as a step toward broader nuclear disarmament.