[GA - FAILED] Peaceful First Contact

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Peaceful First Contact
Category: Global Disarmament | Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Umeria | Onsite Topic​
The World Assembly,

Acknowledging the right of member nations to defend their borders;

Noting that in a first contact, both parties have little to no knowledge of the other;

Realizing that without such knowledge, it is impossible to determine whether starting a war would be beneficial;

Further noting that the consequences of a non-beneficial war are often disastrous;

Concluding, therefore, that member nations should refrain from initiating unprovoked attacks on nations they just met until they know what they have to gain;

Proclaiming that first impressions matter;

Hereby prohibits all citizens of member nations from attacking persons or vehicles of unknown origin, unless it is in response to either an attack or a territorial incursion by said persons or vehicles.
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Voting Instructions:
  • Vote For if you want the Delegate to vote For the resolution.
  • Vote Against if you want the Delegate to vote Against the resolution.
  • Vote Abstain if you want the Delegate to abstain from voting on this resolution.
  • Vote Present if you are personally abstaining from this vote.
Detailed opinions with your vote are appreciated and encouraged!
 
A proposal with just one operative clause, "Peaceful First Contact" shows itself to be largely useless to WA member nations. The proposal only prohibits member nations from attacking people and/or vehicles of "unknown origin", "unless it is in response to either an attack or a territorial incursion by said persons or vehicles". This already reveals one problem: how can one determine whether a person or vehicle is engaged in a territorial incursion if the person and/or vehicle is of unknown origin? It also remains unclear that if these situations could actually lead to unnecessary war, why any member nation would allow its citizens to attack people/vehicles of unknown origin. Considering this, the marginal benefits of this proposal do not weigh up against its potential downsides when a nation cannot be as careful in determining a potential invader's origin and whether it engages in an attack.

For these reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends voting Against the proposal, "Peaceful First Contact".
 
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Against.

Hereby prohibits all citizens of member nations from attacking persons or vehicles of unknown origin, unless it is in response to either an attack or a territorial incursion by said persons or vehicles.
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Probly some weird WA on this, but how is someone to know where a persons territory line is if they never met them?
 
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