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This is a concept that I would like to propose as a UN resolution, and I am looking to see if it is at all feasable, and get opinions from other UN members. This resolution has not been proposed yet.

In UN Resolution 1, "Fight the Axis of Evil," the UN voted to increace military spending to combat the "Axis of Evil."

However, the vague terminology used in this resolution do not make it a valid response to any problem.

The Nationstates world has become increasingly violent, with international agitators armed with nuclear weapons running free among us, terrorizing civilized nations.

The UN has not done a single thing to prevent international conflict and keep the peace in the Nationstates world.

It is hereby asked that all UN members contribute a certain amount of military forces to a "UN Rapid Reaction Force."

The Rapid Reaction Forces will be a united front against international violence, and will prevent alliances such as the Global Dominion Of Dictator Against Democracy (GDODAD) from attacking free nations.

During peacetime, the UN Rapid Reaction Forces will have a small armed force, and be used for peacekeeping operations at the discretion of participating members.

A UN Rapid Reaction Forces Commander will be appointed by the UN Security Council. The Commander will be allowed to deploy forces given to him during peacetime for non-combat operations.

In addition, the UN Rapid Reaction Forces will command a network of Sky Defense Initiative (SDI) Sattelites, and, at the discretion of the Forces Commander and assistants, shoot down nuclear-armed missiles headed for UN member nations.

A Combat operations deployment by the Forces commander will require a UN resolution before deployment. At this point, all UN member nations will recieve a telegram calling for assistance with volunteer troops. After a period of seven days, whatever forces avaliable will be allocated to the Forces commander, who will then direct combat operations.

The Forces commander may appoint military officers from among volunteer nations to serve as assistants during wartime, assisting the commander with round-the-clock operations. During the war, only the Forces commander and appointed assistants will be allowed to command forces (ooc: to prevent forum clogging). Casualties will be detirmined by the Forces commander, and telegrams of war progress and casualties will be sent to participating members. Participating members will have the responsibility of supplying their troops in the field, and will dispatch convoys to deliver supplies to sustain forces in the field. Half of assigned personnel in a combat operation will be deticated to support.

Upon ceasation of hostilities, the troops committed by participating members will be returned to their nations of origin. No UN combat operation may last more then 1 RL month without a UN resolution continueing the operation. Participating members may withdraw forces at anytime during the conflict. Also, the UN may not start an operation without a blatant attack from another nation on a UN member or other nation that requests support. The attacked nation must formally request UN support by introducing a UN resolution and announcing the situation before the Security Council.

ooc: How do like it? Do you think it's possible? Could it work, given lots of time and effort?

This is not the RL UN. We don't have a Security Council; such a Council would need to be formed before this resolution could be implemented (a subject for a seperate proposal).

Nuclear defence shields are not currently at a level of technology that makes them anything like reliable, and cost an incredible amount of money to research, develop and maintain. Where's this going to come from?

The attacked nation must formally request UN support by introducing a UN resolution and announcing the situation before the Security Council.

Given how difficult and slow it is to get any given resolution to quorum in any given space of time, this would make the rapid response force very slow indeed.

We would want a very specific code of conduct for UN peacekeepers, and a much more exact set of circumstances under which the response force could be deployed. A 'blatant attack' could be a legitimate act of war in response to blatant provocation. We would, in particular, ask that such troops only be deployed for humanitarian purposes, rather than to take one side or another in a political struggle.

Further, we are concerned that this makes no provision for deployment in the situation where peacekeeping will be needed most - that is, in civil wars.

Nusku Capleton
Minister of Defensive Incapacitation, Aikido and Productive Dialogue

ooc: sorry, forgot there was no sec'y council or sec. general.

ic: True, it would take quite a long time to deploy for a combat force. Of course, if all 30,000 or so UN members donated, say, 3000 troops, we would have a total of 90 million troops. That takes a long time to deploy. I do not think the world has ever seen such an assemblage (save godmodded figures such as the Russo-ADK conflicts).

Also, making sure that such actions are the result of resolutions prevents abuse of the Forces. Though I do see how this would take a while. Considering that it takes weeks for propositions to become resolutions, and it will take more time to assemble the force, the conflict may resolve before we can intervene.

Perhaps there is a better idea. The Forces Commander can deploy the Rapid Reaction Forces anywhere in the world for up to two RL weeks without a resolution. Sorta like the system where by the President of the United States can deploy forces anywhere in the world for up to 60 days before Congress can vote to approve or disapprove of the deployment. That allows for humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, which normally don't last very long, and the occaisional war, which usually doesn't last long either. Hopefully the sheer threat of a UN deployment will force nations to back down.

As for the nuclear defense shield, we will ask UN members to donate money to the cause.

I'm not sure about conditions for deployment. I believe we might leave that up to discretion of the Commander. But say that a UN member state, a relatively small one incapable of defending itself, is attacked by a large, GDODAD style alliance with dozens of older nations. That might be grounds to step in.

BUMP