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GA HR1538
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/14/2018
Primary Sponsor
Doreen Carter
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AI Summary
- Encourages the United States Congress to establish a system of checks and balances on the first use of nuclear weapons, ensuring the President no longer has sole and unchecked authority to launch a nuclear attack except in circumstances of retaliation
- Notes that the President currently has sole authority to launch a nuclear attack without any required consultation or checks and balances
- Cites that a single nuclear detonation in Metro Atlanta would cause more than 1,200,530 fatalities and 1,409,010 injuries
- Declares that even a small number of nuclear detonations would have catastrophic humanitarian, environmental, and economic consequences impacting every individual on the planet
- Directs the Clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
United States Congress; establish system of checks and balances with regard to the first use of nuclear weapons; encourage
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/19/2018
Full Bill Text
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