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Repeal "Nuclear Testing Safety"; Proposed by Jean Pierre Trudeau
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Topic Started: Mar 5 2015, 03:31 AM (164 Views)
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Mar 5 2015, 03:31 AM
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This proposal will come to the floor in an hour and a half.
In-game debate thread: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=332296
- Repeal "Nuclear Testing Safety"
- Proposed by Jean Pierre Trudeau
The World Assembly,
Applauding the efforts of General Assembly Resolution #119 to protect the environment from harmful radioactive byproducts associated with nuclear testing,
Concerned clause #1 defines nuclear testing as "usage of a nuclear weapon for research purposes, that is not targeted to destroy or affect a civilian, military, or prisoner populace", thus allowing nations to circumvent this by testing nuclear weapons connected to an actual delivery system,
Confused that clause 2 states "BANS nuclear testing within the area between the edge of a populated celestial body's atmosphere and twice the distance of geosychronous orbit - measured at the equator of said celestial body", while failing to take into account the magnetosphere of a celestial body, which can trap highly dangerous high energy particles, creating dangerous radiation belts,
Disappointed in the lack of clear language and typos that make this resolution a travesty to international law,
Hoping the World Assembly passes clear and concise guidelines that actually prevent unaffiliated persons from being affected by nuclear testing in the future,
Hereby repeals "GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION # 119 Nuclear Testing Safety".
Click here to read the original resolution Nuclear Testing Safety Category: Global Disarmament Strength: Significant Proposed by: Darenjo
KNOWING that nuclear weapons are often needed for national defense,
BUT CONCERNED about the effects of nuclear tests including but not limited to: nuclear fallout, radiation, intense and deadly heatwaves and fire blasts, EMP waves and bursts, natural disasters, injury and death, and seismic activity,
BELIEVING that the unsupervised and unregulated testing of nuclear weapons poses an unnecessary risk to civilians and uninvolved armed forces,
HOPING to create greater safety regarding the testing of nuclear weapons,
The General Assembly hereby adopts the following measures:
DEFINES 'nuclear testing' as the usage of a nuclear weapon for research purposes, that is not targeted to destroy or affect a civilian, military, or prisoner populace;
RESTRICTS nuclear testing to areas where the testing and its aftereffects will not directly affect surrounding populaces;
BANS nuclear testing within the area between the edge of a populated celestial body's atmosphere and twice the distance of geosychronous orbit - measured at the equator of said celestial body;
SHOULD an inhabited celestial body lack an atmosphere or a well-defined, generally agreed-upon geosynchronous orbit, then nuclear-testing nations should refer to the above 'restricts' clause;
DECLARES that WA nations who test nuclear weapons shall be responsible for ensuring that the aftereffects of nuclear tests do not directly affect civilian, prisoner, or uninvolved military populaces;
ESTABLISHES the following rules that are to be followed for the process of testing nuclear weapons: 1. All tests must be thoroughly and fully supervised to ensure compliance with WA regulations 2. All tests be constructed so that the aftereffects of such tests do not directly affect other nations without their previous and explicit permission 3. All WA nations be able to quickly and efficiently clean up fallout from nuclear tests 4. All WA nations take as many precautions as necessary to ensure the absence of unnecessary death or injury due to nuclear testing;
EXEMPTS mild seismic activity that has been shown not to cause significant damage to settlements from the second rule above;
ESTABLISHES the Nuclear Testing Oversight Agency (NTOA) to: 1. Ensure that compliance of member states with WA regulations 2. To create guidelines for the cleanup of areas following nuclear tests - Until such time as the NTOA shall establish such guidelines pertaining to environmental cleanup, all nations that test nuclear weapons must perform adequate cleanup so that background radiation is returned to within 25% of levels present before the test 3. To supervise nuclear tests upon invitation from nuclear-testing nations 4. To fulfill any other atomic-related function the WA may see fit to assign it through future law
IMPLORES nations to place their tests in areas where EMP waves and bursts will not affect non-involved populaces;
Co-authored by Cardoness.
Votes For: 3,103 (54%) Votes Against: 2,631 (46%)
Implemented: Tue Nov 2 2010
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Mar 5 2015, 03:34 AM
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For.
I oppose Nuclear Testing Safety for its arbitrariness: e.g., "twice the distance of geosychronous orbit" and "within 25% of levels present before the test." Do these specific limits have any scientific rationale?
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Mar 5 2015, 03:40 AM
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- Mar 5 2015, 03:34 AM
For.
I oppose Nuclear Testing Safety for its arbitrariness: e.g., "twice the distance of geosychronous orbit" and "within 25% of levels present before the test." Do these specific limits have any scientific rationale? For obviously. That was also the argument AD brought up when I first drafted this a couple years ago. It is nice to see I am not the only one who thinks these arbitray numbers are pointless.
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The Right Honourable Chester B. Pearson,
Prime Minister, United Federation of Canada
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Mar 5 2015, 08:39 AM
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(Not voting.)
Not really sure. I don't love the original resolution, the repeal, or the replacement.
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Mar 5 2015, 05:56 PM
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I've voted For.
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Mar 5 2015, 10:45 PM
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Against.
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Mar 6 2015, 05:19 AM
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- Mar 5 2015, 10:45 PM
Against. Why?
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The Right Honourable Chester B. Pearson,
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Mar 6 2015, 09:14 AM
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failing to take into account the magnetosphere of a celestial body, which can trap highly dangerous high energy particles, creating dangerous radiation belts
I would've thought that space environment and especially radiation belts would already have more high energy particles than a nuclear explosion could generate.
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