Rittia
15-05-2005, 00:21
OZELLA- President Drovin announced today that the newly independent Federation of Rittia will begin reducing its nuclear arsenal. As a term of independence from the Sultanate of Inshallah, Rittia was required to keep the 5,000 warheads stationed in her territories. Negotiators tried to reduce the number or even give all weapons back to Inshallah, but this proposal was categorically refused. "The nuclear arsenal established by my fathers is extremely expensive, and my nation is already deeply in debt. I will not back down on my requirement that you keep the warheads we have prepositioned in your lands. However, I will not commit the unkindness of placing more than we have already there in the days leading to your separation," stated the Sultan during negotiations.
The President's reduction program has already been passed by the Council. It will reduce the total number of warheads to 2,000 over the next three years. The reductions will be as follows:
All 500 Submarine-Launched Warheads will be destroyed. "We simply don't have any missile submarines," stated the President.
The 500 Ship-Launched Tactical Warheads will not be destroyed. "These missiles are deployable, modern, and useful for national defense," the President said.
1000 of the 2000 Air-Deployed Warheads will be destroyed. "We don't have large enough bomber forces to utilize all of these weapons, and they're less effective in the modern combat arena anyways," said the President.
1500 of the 2000 Missile-Deployed Warheads will be destroyed. "The missiles that carry the warheads are unreasonably expensive to maintain. In addition, some 1000 of the missiles are obsolete and may even endanger our nation were we to use them. However, we are keeping five hundred, as these are vital to our national security. The five hundred we are keeping have been selected by our experts as those that are in the best condition and least expensive to maintain among those in their category. I will not elaborate on the exact types, ranges, and explosive potentials of the missiles we have selected for reasons of national security, but I assure the Councilors and the people that we are not endangering our nation's defense. Even if we did not have these missiles, we would have little to fear, as most small nations have not been 'blessed' with so many nuclear weapons and have survived to maturity."
The reduction plan was heavily debated by the Council as some 20 of the most conservative Councilors expressed concerns that reducing the nuclear arsenal "would cause us to again become a colony of some greater power." This statement split their supporters, as the ultraconservatives advocating a return to provincial status under the Sultanate of Inshallah expressed outrage that their colleagues would refer to the Sultanate as a "colonial power". With this infighting splitting their effectiveness, the measure was passed, 68-32. Analysts expect the reduction to improve the economy by allowing more money to be spent on conventional military gear and eliminating the slight deficit spending that was creeping up on the government.
Ms. Drovin also extended a request to other nations for assistance in the disposal of the warheads. "All the facilities that allow safe destruction of nuclear weapons are located back in Inshallah, and they have refused to assist us in our reduction plan because of the security costs that would result. We offered to cover security costs, but still they refused. Thus I request the assistance of a nation with the proper facilities to dismantle the warheads and then dispose of the radioactive materials in an environmentally friendly fashion. In order to ensure the security of our warheads and prevent them from falling out of our control, we will send a contingent of armed guards to monitor their transportation and destruction. We will repay any costs incurred by the nation in question."
The President's reduction program has already been passed by the Council. It will reduce the total number of warheads to 2,000 over the next three years. The reductions will be as follows:
All 500 Submarine-Launched Warheads will be destroyed. "We simply don't have any missile submarines," stated the President.
The 500 Ship-Launched Tactical Warheads will not be destroyed. "These missiles are deployable, modern, and useful for national defense," the President said.
1000 of the 2000 Air-Deployed Warheads will be destroyed. "We don't have large enough bomber forces to utilize all of these weapons, and they're less effective in the modern combat arena anyways," said the President.
1500 of the 2000 Missile-Deployed Warheads will be destroyed. "The missiles that carry the warheads are unreasonably expensive to maintain. In addition, some 1000 of the missiles are obsolete and may even endanger our nation were we to use them. However, we are keeping five hundred, as these are vital to our national security. The five hundred we are keeping have been selected by our experts as those that are in the best condition and least expensive to maintain among those in their category. I will not elaborate on the exact types, ranges, and explosive potentials of the missiles we have selected for reasons of national security, but I assure the Councilors and the people that we are not endangering our nation's defense. Even if we did not have these missiles, we would have little to fear, as most small nations have not been 'blessed' with so many nuclear weapons and have survived to maturity."
The reduction plan was heavily debated by the Council as some 20 of the most conservative Councilors expressed concerns that reducing the nuclear arsenal "would cause us to again become a colony of some greater power." This statement split their supporters, as the ultraconservatives advocating a return to provincial status under the Sultanate of Inshallah expressed outrage that their colleagues would refer to the Sultanate as a "colonial power". With this infighting splitting their effectiveness, the measure was passed, 68-32. Analysts expect the reduction to improve the economy by allowing more money to be spent on conventional military gear and eliminating the slight deficit spending that was creeping up on the government.
Ms. Drovin also extended a request to other nations for assistance in the disposal of the warheads. "All the facilities that allow safe destruction of nuclear weapons are located back in Inshallah, and they have refused to assist us in our reduction plan because of the security costs that would result. We offered to cover security costs, but still they refused. Thus I request the assistance of a nation with the proper facilities to dismantle the warheads and then dispose of the radioactive materials in an environmentally friendly fashion. In order to ensure the security of our warheads and prevent them from falling out of our control, we will send a contingent of armed guards to monitor their transportation and destruction. We will repay any costs incurred by the nation in question."