[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 369 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 369

 On reducing the risks and dangers associated with nuclear weapons in 
                          the new millennium.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1999

 Mr. Kucinich (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
  Owens, Mr. Markey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Jackson of 
Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 On reducing the risks and dangers associated with nuclear weapons in 
                          the new millennium.

Whereas it has been 10 years since the end of the Cold War and thousands of 
        nuclear weapons still exist and remain on hair trigger alert postures 
        prolonging the possibility of accidental nuclear war;
Whereas the United States has failed to fulfill its obligations toward nuclear 
        disarmament under article IV of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to 
        pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures toward nuclear 
        disarmament;
Whereas the bilateral measures for nuclear arms control under the Strategic Arms 
        Reduction Treaty (START) process have ground to a halt with restrictions 
        by the Congress for further cuts below START II levels until the Russian 
        Duma ratifies START II;
Whereas in 1991 President George Bush ordered the United States to unilaterally 
        withdraw tens of thousands of forward-deployed nuclear tactical weapons 
        and remove thousands more from high alert status and Russian President 
        Gorbachev reciprocated;
Whereas on August 19, 1999, Russia proposed additional reductions by cutting 
        nearly in half the number of nuclear warheads that would be allowed 
        under a prospective START III treaty and the United States failed to 
        agree to the offer; and
Whereas previous congressional resolutions on furthering complete nuclear 
        disarmament (such as H. Res. 82) require the urgent attention of the 
        Congress to adopt such measures for the prompt reduction of nuclear 
        weapons; and
Whereas a congressional delegation met with a Duma delegation during the war in 
        Kosovo and successfully promoted cooperation and built confidence 
        between both countries: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) urges the President to initiate emergency negotiations 
        with Russia leading to reciprocal reductions in the strategic 
        and substrategic arsenals in both countries;
            (2) welcomes House Resolution 82 and requests the support 
        of the Congress to promote measures through the United Nations 
        on nuclear disarmament; and
            (3) requests that a congressional delegation convene 
        meetings to discuss nuclear disarmament of United States and 
        Russian nuclear arsenals with a delegation from the Russian 
        Duma as soon as possible.
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