Progressive Lawmakers in US and Japan Call on Biden to Clarify 'No-First-Use Nuclear Policy'

'A U.S. declaration stating that it would never start a nuclear war... would breathe new life into international efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate the danger of nuclear war.'

"A U.S. declaration stating that it would never start a nuclear war... would breathe new life into international efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate the danger of nuclear war."Dozens of progressive lawmakers in the United States and Japan are urging President Joe Biden to make a"sensible" shift and commit the U.S. to a policy of no-first-use of nuclear weapons"at any time or under any circumstances.

The group's call comes as Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine has escalated fears of atomic warfare, especially as Russian President Vladimir Putin has waved a"

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