1.
WHEREAS, as long as
nuclear weapons exist, cities around the world will be vulnerable to
instantaneous devastation on a scale exceeding even that experienced by
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945; and
2.
WHEREAS, a nuclear war
would devastate many cities, an accidental missile launch would devastate
several cities, and use of a nuclear weapon by terrorists would devastate a
city; and
3.
WHEREAS, any nuclear
attack would obliterate City Hall and all emergency response mechanisms
rendering any city gplanningh for such a disaster utterly futile; and
4.
WHEREAS, the worldfs
foremost line of defense against nuclear dangers is the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) which is currently in its seventh review cycle,
with all parties to the treaty scheduled to meet next May to ensure that the
treaty is being fully implemented; and
5.
WHEREAS, all other
weapons of mass destruction have been prohibited by international agreement and
are being eliminated under international control, and the nuclear-weapon states
party to the NPT have undertaken to pursue negotiations in good faith on nuclear
disarmament; and
6.
WHEREAS, the
International Court of Justice unanimously found in 1996 that all states were
obliged to gbring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament
in all its aspects under strict and effective international control;h and
7.
WHEREAS, the World
Conference of Mayors for Peace has launched an international campaign calling
on the 2005 NPT Review Conference to launch negotiations on the elimination of
nuclear weapons, to be concluded by 2010 and fully implemented by 2020, also
known as the 2020 Vision; and
8.
WHEREAS, weapons of
mass destruction have no place in a civilized world,
9.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED that the U.S. Conference of Mayors calls upon the U.S. President to
support a decision by the 2005 NPT Review Conference to commence negotiations
on the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons and
nuclear-weapon-related materials, and
10.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED the U.S. Conference of Mayors shall remain engaged in this
matter until our cities are no longer under the threat of nuclear devastation.
I, hereby, join in calling upon the U.S. President to support a decision by the 2005 NPT Review Conference to commence negotiations on the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons and nuclear-weapon-related materials; and personally resolve to remain engaged in this matter until my city is no longer under the threat of nuclear devastation.
(Signed)
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