Concerning nuclear war checks and balances.

 S-0514.1

SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8007

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senator Hasegawa

TO THE HONORABLE DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:

We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

WHEREAS, Nearly 12,100 nuclear weapons still exist in the world and pose an intolerable risk to human survival; and

WHEREAS, The United States has roughly 5,748 nuclear weapons, constituting the world's most lethal nuclear weapons capability; and

WHEREAS, The United States is currently planning to spend up to $2,000,000,000,000 rebuilding our entire nuclear weapons arsenal, which takes funding away from conventional military needs and social programs like education, health care, and infrastructure; and