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DATE: April 15, 1982
INTRODUCED BY:
PROPOSED BY Coke.& Muenscher
RESOLUTION NO, 82:=26
A RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER-OF SUSPENDING
THE PRODUCTION, TESTING, AND DEPLOYMENT
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
WHEREAS, the unleashing of nuclear weapons would cause
death, injury, and destruction on a scale unprecedented
in human experience, and a major nuclear war could end
civilized human existence throughout'• the world; and
WHEREAS, the history of the development and production
of nuclear weapons demonstrates that the nuclear arms
race is endless and unwinnable; and
WHEREAS, the continued development of new weapons will
overtake arms agreements by the time the agreements have
been negotiated; and
WHEREAS, both the United States and the Soviet Union now
have enough nuclear weapons in their arsenals to destroy
major population centers in both nations and in all nations
with which they are allied; and
WHEREAS, the technology of nuclear weaponry is rapidly
being disseminated, and more countries have or will soon
gain the technical proficiency to develop nuclear wepons;
and
WHEREAS, the technical sophistication of the systems of
delivery of nuclear weapons and their proliferation has
increased the probability that nuclear weapons will be
used, whether by design or by accident; and
WHEREAS, the enormous cost of developing and deploying
nuclear weapon systems has caused the reallocation of
tax resources from local programs that would redevelop
our communities and improve the quality of life for many
citizens, has contributed in our own country to continued
high budget deficits.and borrowing costs, and has caused
the redeployment of technical resources, scientists,
engineers, and financial resources necessary for the
improved productivity of our civilian economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Whatcom County Council,
that the Council calls on the President and Congress of the United
States to propose to the.Soviet Union a mutual suspension of the
production, testing, and deployment of nuclear weapons and of the
systems designed primarily to deliver nuclear weapons, and upon
agreement, to jointly seek negotiation of a permanent, internationa ..
and multilateral nuclear weapons ban subject to rigid inspection.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this.resolution be
transmitted by the Clerk of the Council to the Honorable Ronald
Reagan, President of the United States ,'the Honorable Governor John
Spellman of the State of Washington, each member of Congress from
the State of Washington, each member'of the State Legislature from
Whatcom County, and the Honorable John Louws, Whatcom County Execu-
tive.
PASSED unanimously this 15th day of April, 1982.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHAT /COM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
William P. Roehl, Chairman
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