Full Text of HR1517 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New | 3 | | START) reestablishes U.S. leadership on global | 4 | | non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, New START reduces Russia's nuclear arsenal and | 6 | | takes concrete steps to secure a nuclear-free world without | 7 | | sacrificing America's security;
and | 8 | | WHEREAS, New START would eventually lower the number of | 9 | | warheads, missiles, and launchers permitted in both countries; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, New START reestablishes U.S. inspections of | 12 | | Russia's nuclear facilities and assets;
and | 13 | | WHEREAS, New START serves as a deterrent to unmonitored | 14 | | nuclear waste disposal; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, New START provides funding for much needed | 16 | | maintenance and modernization of existing United States | 17 | | nuclear facilities and assets;
and | 18 | | WHEREAS, New START provides funding for new U.S. nuclear | 19 | | asset infrastructure; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, New START promotes job creation; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The development of nuclear bunker-busters, | 3 | | mini-nukes, and other "usable" nuclear weapons is increasing | 4 | | the probability that such weapons will be used;
and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Reliable news reports and public statements of | 6 | | national policy have revealed that the taboo against the combat | 7 | | use of nuclear weapons is weakening; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Any violation of the taboo against the use of | 9 | | nuclear weapons is extremely likely to stimulate further | 10 | | violations;
and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The use of even a small nuclear weapon could | 12 | | destroy a city like the City of Chicago, killing up to one | 13 | | million people, or disable a mega-port or destroy a nuclear | 14 | | power plant, thereby severely damaging the global economy, and | 15 | | a nuclear exchange of as few as 100 nuclear explosions would | 16 | | plunge the world into ten years of cold and famine resulting in | 17 | | up to one billion deaths; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The use of any nuclear weapon for any purpose | 19 | | whatsoever is illegal, immoral, and obscenely dangerous; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, It is vital to rapidly arouse the global public | 2 | | and create a worldwide political climate in strong, unwavering | 3 | | support against the taboo use and further creation of nuclear | 4 | | weapons; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | declare our support for New START to further reduce the number | 8 | | of nuclear weapons in the world; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That Pasha Hunt-Golliday, in her role as a | 10 | | Nuclear Security Ambassador, be commended for her tireless | 11 | | advocacy on behalf of a nuclear weapon-free world.
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