[GA] At Vote: Nuclear Arms Protocol [Complete]

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Description: The World Assembly,

UNDERSTANDING that nuclear weapons are an integral part of some nations deterrence strategy,

ALSO REALIZING the potential threat posed to civilians caught in the blast effects of nuclear detonations,

DEEPLY ALARMED that international law permits civilians to be targeted by nuclear weapons,

CONFIRMING the right of member nations to possess and use nuclear weapons in warfare,

THUS RESOLVING to enact a sensible policy that mitigates the civilian casualties resulting from a nuclear exchange between hostile nations,

The General Assembly hereby:

For the purposes of this protocol defines a nuclear weapon as an explosive weapon which derives it power solely from nuclear reactions,

Demands member nations take all necessary precautions to ensure they do not deliberately target civilian populations with nuclear weapons unless a hostile nation deliberately shields key strategic military assets within civilian populations,

Permits the usage of nuclear weapons in a reciprocal role should another hostile nation deliberately target civilian populations in defiance of this accord,

Clarifies that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as affecting the right of member nations to utilize nuclear weapons against military targets as part of their defense strategy.

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This went to vote three hours ago. Sorry for the late posting.

I have skimmed through the proposal and the NS GA forum discussion. I'll try to read in more detail later, but for now I think this is of appropriate scope and I'm supportive. I vote For.

I've cast a preliminary for vote in-game.

I'll vote Aye.

Aye

Aye. This resolution promotes responsible nuclear weapons use, and non-recklessness.

This proposal preserves the controversial right to nuclear weapons. This is as far as it should go; if the General Assembly wishes to ban nuclear weapons, it should do so in a separate piece of legislation. All it does is prevent the nuclear bombing of civilian targets, lest there be "key strategic military assets within civilian populations." In effect, it prohibits WA states from engaging in nuclear terrorism. I am in full support of this. For this reason, Alta Italia has voted FOR this resolution.

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