NationStates Jolt Archive

I'm doing this to address some loopholes in the Law of the Sea, and because this is an issue I'm interested in. This is NOT a ban on nukes, just some regulations.

Here we go:

The United Nations,

AWARE of the potential damage that nuclear weapons can cause,
WISHING to protect innocent life and prevent terrorism
NOTING a desire for national sovereignty

RESOLVES:
1. That an International Nuclear Authority (INA) be created. It shall be funded by UN nations and charities.
2. That all UN nations declare the numbers, details and locations of their nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, uranium mines, nuclear fuel storage to the INA within six months of this resolution passing. This will be kept in a secure UN database.
3. That UN nations wishing to conduct nuclear weapons tests must notify the INA, their citizens and any nations that border them or are likely to have radioactive land on them.
4. That 'suitcase nukes' shall be banned and that no nation shall possess, use or manufacture such weapons.
5. That the INA shall regulate the sale of radioactive materials.
6. That all nations shall institute 'fail-safe' mechanisms for the recall of ICBMs, SLBMs and bombers and try to ensure that nuclear weapons can only be launched on the authority of a recognised national leader or designated deputy.
7. That all a nation's strategic and tactical nuclear weapons shall be based on their territory or on ships, submarines or aircraft under their flags. Nuclear weapon bases cannot be built in or under international waters. They do not count as 'underwater installations' under the Law of the Sea.
8. That only internationally controlled nuclear weapons can be based in Earth orbit.
9. That all nations shall work to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists.
10. That nuclear weapons possessing nations that are hostile to each other establish a 'hotline' for rapid communication in a crisis.

It is so resolved.

AWARE of the potential damage that nuclear weapons can cause,
WISHING to protect innocent life and prevent terrorism
NOTING a desire for national sovereignty

RESOLVES:
1. That an International Nuclear Authority (INA) be created.
Who is to pay for this?

2. That all UN nations declare the numbers, details and locations of their nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, uranium mines, nuclear fuel storage to the INA within six months of this resolution passing.

Fair enough, but how secure is this information? I'm not sure my government would appreciate a directory of nuclear material falling into the wrong hands.

3. That UN nations wishing to conduct nuclear weapons tests must notify the INA, their citizens and any nations that border them or are likely to have radioactive land on them.

Have to think about this one....

4. That 'suitcase nukes' shall be banned and that no nation shall possess, use or manufacture such weapons.

Good idea.

5. That the INA shall regulate the sale of radioactive materials.

How?

6. That all nations shall institute 'fail-safe' mechanisms for the recall of ICBMs, SLBMs and bombers and try to ensure that nuclear weapons can only be launched on the authority of a recognised national leader or designated deputy.

Fair enough.

7. That all a nation's strategic and tactical nuclear weapons shall be based on their territory or on ships or aircraft under their flags. Nuclear weapon bases cannot be built in or under international waters.

So which category would submarines fit in?

8. That nuclear weapons cannot be based in Earth orbit.

As a member of the UNSC (United Nations Space Consortium) I'll point out that it would be much easier to destroy asteroids, comets and other bodies posing a risk to earth if the nukes were already in orbit.

9. That all nations shall work to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists.

Fair enough.

10. That nuclear weapons possessing nations that are hostile to each other establish a 'hotline' for rapid communication in a crisis.

Not sure on this one....I'll have a think about it.

I Think the INA is a good idea, but it was said before, where do we get the money? I Think the nukes in orbit are a good idea, but shoud not be conrolled by just one country, joint controll helps to lessen the risk of nuclear attack on a country. Keeping track of all Uranium mines and weapon bases might be difficult and controlling them would be even harder. Otherwise, i completly agree with it.

7 violates the section of Law of the Sea that states we have a right to build underwater installations wherever we want within someone else's territorial waters.

I think the INA is an excellent idea also, but again, where's the money to fund such an organization? Would member states of the UN conglomerate be expected to hail the expenses of such an organization?

As Minister Premier of the Dominion of Castingsborough, I find it very hard to withstand the political powers vested in the restricting of nuclear weapons. I believe that each member state should have the "right" to obtain its own nuclear weapons as long as the usage is restricted. However, I believe it is by the past resolution, "Law of the Sea".

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