NationStates Jolt Archive


Proposal : Self-Defensive Armament

Homo Sapiens Futurus
26-04-2007, 05:06
Self-Defensive Armament
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.


Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Homo Sapiens Futurus

Description: RECOGNIZING each nation's choice as to what extent it chooses to arm itself.

QUESTIONING regional stability in accordance with the existence of nations with few or non-existent armed forces.

BELIEVING in the establishment of armed forces to deter nations to use armed conflict other than as a last resort, and in that way promote diplomatic methods.

NOTIFYING on the use of armed forces for peace-time use to combat terrorism, assist during natural disasters and ensuring political stability.

REQUESTING the establishment of an armed self-defense force in each member nation consisting at a minimum of

1. An infantry unit representing 1 soldier for every 100 inhabitants of the nation.

2. At least one military airport to be used as a secondary civilian airport during special circumstances and with an helicopter fleet fitting for rescue, rapid response transportation and evacuating purposes with 1 helicopter for every 10 000 inhabitants.

INCLUDING no condemnation or trade embargoes to be issued by UN members in response to the creation of such a self-defense force when being within the given minimum size parameters or in minor deviation from it.

DEMANDING the use of a justified request approved by the UN for a nation's armed forces to be seen as part of the self-defense force in order to benefit from the previously mentioned exceptions, with the judgement being made in relation to the political, economical and international situation of the country as well as its land mass as well as population size.


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Already submitted it as a proposal as I haven't been active on the forums yet, but I would appreciate comments about it as its my first attempt ever. Located on page #4.

-The Administrative Council of
The Empire of Homo Sapiens Futurus.
Mavenu
26-04-2007, 07:43
1. An infantry unit representing 1 soldier for every 100 inhabitants of the nation.

Hm... according to wiki

US: 301,578,000 Population, 1,426,713 Active (excluding reserve) military troops = 0.004730, or .5% of the population serving in the military

China (largest military in the world, apparently): 1,317,000,000 Population, 2.25 million troops (no breakdown) = .17% population serving in the military.

isn't this number (1/100, or 1% of the entire population) a little bit high?
The Most Glorious Hack
26-04-2007, 08:41
isn't this number (1/100, or 1% of the entire population) a little bit high?Especially for those nations that have larger populations than earth itself...
Gobbannium
26-04-2007, 16:28
INCLUDING no condemnation or trade embargoes to be issued by UN members in response to the creation of such a self-defense force when being within the given minimum size parameters or in minor deviation from it.
On the understanding that we could not support any measure even remotely like this, we have to ask what this clause is intended to do? Is it intended to prevent member states from condemning each other for having an army? What is "within the minimum size", is it more or less? Is it intended to apply to condemnations of non-member states, which at present it does not do?

DEMANDING the use of a justified request approved by the UN for a nation's armed forces to be seen as part of the self-defense force in order to benefit from the previously mentioned exceptions, with the judgement being made in relation to the political, economical and international situation of the country as well as its land mass as well as population size.
Presumably this is intended to prevent creative nations from declaring their entire population as reserved members of the armed forces, suitably armed with sharpened sticks? What part of the UN issues such approvals? If it is the General Assembly, then the processing of requests will be politicised and slow. If, as would be more normal, a committee or similar panel should sit in judgement, then you should assign the job to an appropriate existing committee (none springs to mind, we confess) or create a new committee to do the job impartially.
Commonalitarianism
26-04-2007, 21:28
Soldiers are not necessarily the best defense. Insisting that a country spend massive amounts of money on soldiers when it really just needs a death star to blow up the enemies planet or a nova bomb to wipe out the enemies sun and solar system does not make sense.

Making demands on where we put our money in the military is very inefficient. Not only that there are plenty of countries who have both future technology-- they can send their planet to another dimension if you bother them, or fantasy technology-- they can make ridiculous spells to wipe out whole populations.

Do not specify how we will spend our money for military matters. It is an internal affair.

Regards,

Rex Smiley
XDark_FenixX
27-04-2007, 01:43
sounds great, then my dictatorship can be more complete :) :) :) :eek: :eek: :eek: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: