Full Legislative History
Resolution Number: 1976-D052
Title: Commend Efforts to Control Nuclear Weapons
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred
Final Text:

Resolved, That the General Convention of 1976 commend the efforts made at the SALT talks to limit the number of nuclear weapons and delivery systems in the arsenals of the major powers; and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention support the efforts by the government of the U.S. and other governments to check the proliferation of nuclear arms;

and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention express its hope for a time when we may end our dependence on the use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent to war and may use nuclear power exclusively for peaceful purposes.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-119.