Recommendation drafting: Nuclear Arms Protocol

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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 accord defines a nuclear weapon as a weapon fueled by nuclear reactions,

Demands member nations take all necessary precautions to ensure they do not intentionally target civilian populations with nuclear weapons unless:

A hostile nation places targets of critical strategic value within major civilian population centers or;

A hostile nation tries to intentionally shield key military assets with civilian populations.

Permits the usage of nuclear weapons in a reciprocal role should another hostile nation target their 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.

If the ICC still existed, I'd recommend a recommendation TG FOR, as its fairly unrestrictive, but, in light of an utter lack of accountability for war criminals and crimes against humanity, it seems fairly pointless. Without such a mechanism to punish violators, and because there are so many loopholes, a recommendation Against seems more prudent. Its an area of legislation that could be handled much better by avoiding the WMD aspect and focusing on indiscriminate violence towards civilians on the whole.

Thanks SP. I'll go with the following:

Ministry vote recommendation: Against

Ministry Review
Written by Separatist Peoples

Regulation of nuclear weapons and their use against civilians is inherently an interregional issue, as well as a very important one. Therefore the subject of this proposal is within the scope appropriate for the World Assembly. However, the proposal itself comes rather short of appropriately addressing the subject and seems to be ineffective.

The proposal needs to be evaluated in the context of the recent repeal of GAR#102 "International Criminal Court". Following that repeal, there is currently a complete lack of accountability for war criminals and crimes against humanity. The current proposal fails to adequately fill that gap, and given that it provides no mechanism to punish violators, appears to be completely ineffectual. This area of legislation could be handled much more effectively by avoiding the weapons of mass destruction aspect and focusing on indiscriminate violence towards civilians on the whole. As passing this proposal would block any such more carefully drafted future legislation from reaching the floor, we recommend a vote against this resolution.