,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjbe,mr4  
,mc,govern 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1    
,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4        
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 
,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,om>1 & ,mr4 ,cas>7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,urg+ ! ,unit$   
,/ates to lead ! _w back f ! br9k (     
nucle> w> & halt & rev]se ! nucle> arms 
race4  ,:]eas1 s9ce ! height ( ! ,cold  
,w>1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,russia h        
dismantl$ m ?an #ej1jjj nucle> w>heads1 
b "s #ab1jjj nucle> weapons /ill exi/ & 
pose an intol]able risk to human        
survival2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      

,russia1 :i* possess an e/imat$ #ie     
p]c5t ( ^! weapons1 h a special         
responsibility to meet _! obligations "u
 ,article ,,vi ( ! #aifh ,nucle>        
,non-,prolif]ation ,treaty to pursue    
negotiations 9 good fai? on effective   
measures relat+ to cessation ( ! nucle> 
arms race at an e>ly date & to nucle>   
dis>mam5t1 & on a treaty on g5]al &     
complete dis>mam5t "u /rict & effective 
int]national control2 ,:]eas ,presid5t  
,ronald ,reagan said 9 8 ,janu>y #aihd  
,/ate ( ! ,union ,address t ,a nucle> w>
 _c be won & mu/ nev] be f\ght4 ,! only 
value 9 our two nations possess+ nucle> 
weapons is to make sure !y w nev] be    
us$4 ,b !n w\ld x n be bett] to d away )
 !m entirely82 ,:]eas1 accord+ to       
sci5tific /udies & models1 ! use ( ev5 a
 t9y fraction ( ^! weapons c\ld cause   
worldwide climate disruption & global   
fam9e by l(t+ millions ( tons ( soot    
into ! upp] atmosph]e1 :i* w\ld cause   
climate disruption across ! planet1     
cutt+ food production & putt+ hundr$s ( 

millions ( p worldwide at risk ( dea?   
due to fam9e2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to num]\s 
sci5tific /udies & models1 a l>ge-scale 
nucle> w> w\ld kill hundr$s ( millions (
 p directly & cause unimag9able physical
 de/ruction & environm5tal damage1      
includ+ ev5 m sev]e cata/rophic climate 
disruption due to l[] temp]atures across
 ! planet n se5 s9ce ! la/ ice age2     
,:]eas1 dur+ ! c\rse ( ! nucle> age1 !re
 h be5 te*nical miscalculations1        
mis9t]pretations ( adv]s>y behavior1 &  
crises t h l$ to num]\s nucle>          
ne>-misses t c\ld h l$ to nucle> w>2    
,:]eas ! ,febru>y #bjbb invasion (      
,ukra9e by ! ,russian ,f$]ation & !     
,kreml9's repeat$ explicit ?reats to use
 nucle> weapons h significantly increas$
 ! risk ( nucle> weapons use2 ,:]eas    
t5sions else:]e 9 ! _w1 includ+ betwe5 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,*9a ov] ,taiwan & !   
,s\? ,*9a ,sea1 ongo+ t5sions betwe5    
,india & ,paki/an1 & ! *ronic security  
crisis on ! ,korean ,p59sula1 con/itute 
o!r possible fla%po9ts = nucle> w>2     

,:]eas1 on ,octob] #f1 #bjbb1 ,presid5t 
,bid5 said1 ,i don't ?9k !re's any su*  
?+ z an ability to easily use a tactical
 nucle> weapon & n end up ) ,armag$don42
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates reta9s a ,cold  
,w>-era nucle> decl>atory policy t all[s
 = ! fir/ use ( nucle> weapons aga9/    
nonnucle> ?reats "u extreme circum/ances
 & reta9s a laun*-"u-attack po/ure t    
unnecess>ily compresses ,presid5tial    
decision "t to laun* nucle> weapons )9  
m9utes1 !reby creat+ conditions t       
increase ! risk ( un9t5tional or        
accid5tal nucle> w>2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 ! 
,congressional ,budget ,(fice 7,,cbo7   
e/imat$ t curr5t plans to mod]nize1     
upgrade1 & ma9ta9 ,unit$ ,/ates nucle>  
=ces1 z describ$ 9 ! fiscal ye> #bjbc   
budget & support+ docum5ts1 w\ld co/    
#gef1jjj1jjj1jjj ov] ! #bjbc-bjcb p]iod1
 :i* 0 #abb1jjj1jjj1jjj m ?an ,,cbo's   
#bjba e/imate = ! #bjba-bjcj p]iod2     
,:]eas1 9 ,octob] #bjag1 ,,cbo e/imat$ t
 ! ,nucle> ,mod]nization ,plan to       
upgrade & enhance ne>ly e elem5t ( !    

nucle> ars5al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld    
result 9 co/s ( m ?an #a1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj
 ov] ! foll[+ #cj ye>s1 n adju/+ =      
inflation2 ,:]eas ,republican &         
,democratic adm9i/rations h negotiat$   
multiple agreem5ts ) ! ,russian         
,f$]ation t h r$uc$ _! total nucle>     
/ockpiles by m ?an #hj p]c5t s9ce _!    
,cold ,w> peaks1 b 9 rec5t ye>s h )drawn
 f o!r global treaties & agreem5ts t h  
provid$ global /ability & help$ prev5t !
 prolif]ation ( nucle> weapons1 includ+ 
! #aihg ,int]m$iate ,nucle> ,=ces       
,treaty2 ,:]eas ! #bjbb ,nucle> ,po/ure 
,review /ates t mutual1 v]ifiable nucle>
 arms control (f]s ! mo/ effective1     
durable1 & responsible pa? to r$uce !   
role ( nucle> weapons 9 our /rategy &   
prev5t _! use2 ,:]eas ! #bjaj ,new      
,/rategic ,arms ,r$uction ,treaty1 :i*  
is ! la/ rema9+ treaty limit+ ! size (  
,unit$ ,/ates & ,russian /rategic nucle>
 ars5als1 w expire on ,febru>y #e1      
#bjbf1 & 9 ! abs5ce ( agre$ foll[+      
con/ra9ts1 ea* side c\ld significantly  

increase ! numb] ( deploy$ w>heads1     
!reby accel]at+ an uncon/ra9$1 co/ly1 & 
dang]\s global nucle> arms race2 ,:]eas1
 on ,july #g1 #bjag1 #abb nations vot$  
to adopt ! ,treaty on ! ,prohibition (  
,nucle> ,weapons1 :i* prohibits !       
possession1 use1 te/+1 /ation+1 or      
transf] ( nucle> weapons & creates an   
important legal framework = ! elim9ation
 ( all nucle> weapons & ent]$ into =ce  
on ,janu>y #bb1 #bjba2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$
 ,/ates susp5d$ nucle> explosive te/+ 9 
#aiib1 successfully l$ ! negotiation ( !
 #aiif ,compreh5sive ,nucle> ,te/ ,ban  
,treaty1 :i* has be5 sign$ by #ahg      
c\ntries includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! o!r
 ,p-#e nucle> p[]s1 & has effectively   
put an end to nucle> te/ explosions1 :i*
 c be us$ by new] nucle> p[]s ) ! means 
to prove new w>head designs3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives calls
 on ! ,presid5t to-- 7#a7 actively      
pursue a _w free ( nucle> weapons z a   
national security imp]ative2 &  7#b7    
lead a global ef=t to move ! _w back f !

 nucle> br9k1 halt & rev]se a global    
nucle> arms race1 & prev5t nucle> w>    
by-- 7,a7 engag+ 9 good fai?            
negotiations ) ! o!r #h nucle> arm$     
/ates to halt any fur!r buildup ( nucle>
 ars5als & to aggressively pursue a     
v]ifiable & irrev]sible agreem5t or     
agreem5ts to v]ifiably r$uce & elim9ate 
_! nucle> ars5als accord+ to negotiat$  
timetables1 &1 9 p>ticul>1 pursu+ &     
conclud+ new nucle> arms control &      
dis>mam5t arrangem5ts ) ! ,russian      
,f$]ation to prev5t a buildup ( nucle>  
=ces beyond curr5t levels1 & engag+ )   
,*9a on mutual nucle> risk r$uction &   
arms control measures2  7,b7 lead+ !    
ef=t to h all nucle>-arm$ /ates r5\nce !
 option ( us+ nucle> weapons fir/2  7,c7
 implem5t+ effective *ecks & balances on
 ! ,comm&] 9 ,*ief's sole au?ority to   
ord] ! use ( ,unit$ ,/ates nucle>       
weapons2  7,d7 end+ ! ,cold ,w>-era     
hair-trigg] al]t po/ure1 :i* increases !
 risk ( cata/rophic miscalculation 9 a  
crisis2  7,e7 end+ plans to produce &   

deploy new nucle> w>heads & deliv]y     
sy/ems1 :i* w\ld r$uce ! burd5 on ,unit$
 ,/ates taxpay]s2  7,f7 ma9ta9+ ! de    
facto global moratorium on nucle>       
explosive te/+2  7,g7 protect+          
communities & work]s affect$ by nucle>  
weapons by fully rem$iat+ ! deadly      
legacy ( environm5tal contam9ation f pa/
 & curr5t nucle> weapons te/+1          
developm5t1 production1 /orage1 &       
ma9t5ance activities1 & by provid+ heal?
 monitor+1 comp5sation1 & m$ical c>e to 
^? :o h & w be h>m$ by nucle> weapons   
rese>*1 te/+1 & production1 includ+     
?r\gh an exp&$ ,radiation ,exposure     
,comp5sation ,act program2 &  7,h7      
actively plann+ a j economic transition 
= ! civilian & milit>y work=ce involv$ 9
 ! developm5t1 te/+1 production1        
managem5t1 & dismantlem5t ( nucle>      
weapons & = ! communities t are         
economically dep5d5t on nucle> weapons  
laboratories1 production facilities1 &  
milit>y bases4