Committed, through his Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act, to enact into law a prohibition on any U.S. president launching a nuclear first strike without a prior declaration of war by Congress.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Committed, through his Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act, to enact into law a prohibition on any U.S. president launching a nucle…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Ed Markeyhttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/congressman-lieu-and-senator-markey-introduce-the-restricting-first-use-of-nuclear-weapons-act ↗
“The President should not use nuclear weapons except in response to a nuclear attack. This legislation enshrines this simple principle into law.”