Upper Cet Kola Ytovia
14-03-2005, 20:49
While the Constitution of the Dominion forbids Ytovia from developing nuclear weapons, numerous pro-national sovereignty, pro-defense and pro-research officials and pundits have very publicly questioned the wisdom of that prohibition. They have cited that mutually assured destruction, while certainly a frightening scenario, has proven to be an effective deterrent against nuclear attack. They have stated that research into countering and "cleaning up after" nuclear weapons has been hampered without the means to really experiment with such weapons.
A number of other officials and pundits have stated that the prohibition has actually served Ytovia quite well. They have said that the prohibition further proves Ytovia's lack of agression and makes other nations fear the Dominion, otherwise a large and economically powerful nation, less. They have also pointed out that an anti-ballistic missile shield is in place (though nuclear proponents say that the effectiveness of the shield against a large scale nuclear attack would only be about 50%). Finally, they state that developing nuclear weapons would give domestic terrorists more options in obtaining a nuclear bomb, and the missile shield can't defend against the "bomb in a briefcase" scenario.
Authorizing the development of nuclear weapons would involve amending the Constituion to repeal the prohibition. As such, it would require a 60% vote from all three houses of the Lagukrof, a unanimous vote from the Calere, and then a 60% vote from the general populace. While this is a domextic issue that will be decided by Ytovians and Ytovians alone, several undecided officials have stated that they welcome input from the international community.
A number of other officials and pundits have stated that the prohibition has actually served Ytovia quite well. They have said that the prohibition further proves Ytovia's lack of agression and makes other nations fear the Dominion, otherwise a large and economically powerful nation, less. They have also pointed out that an anti-ballistic missile shield is in place (though nuclear proponents say that the effectiveness of the shield against a large scale nuclear attack would only be about 50%). Finally, they state that developing nuclear weapons would give domestic terrorists more options in obtaining a nuclear bomb, and the missile shield can't defend against the "bomb in a briefcase" scenario.
Authorizing the development of nuclear weapons would involve amending the Constituion to repeal the prohibition. As such, it would require a 60% vote from all three houses of the Lagukrof, a unanimous vote from the Calere, and then a 60% vote from the general populace. While this is a domextic issue that will be decided by Ytovians and Ytovians alone, several undecided officials have stated that they welcome input from the international community.