DRAFT: Protocol on Peaceful Nuclear Explosions

[Gogol Transcendancy]

Protocol on Peaceful Nuclear Explosions
Category: Environmental | Area of Effect: All Businesses | Proposed by: Gogol Transcendancy

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The General Assembly:

Aware of the numerous potential benefits of Peaceful Nuclear Explosions (PNEs), in roles including space propulsion, earth moving and fusion energy production,

Noting that nuclear explosions, especially those with a fission component, release large amounts of high-level radioactive wastes, which can lead to long lasting contamination of biospheres,

Defines, for the purposes of this resolution, "Peaceful Nuclear Explosions" as any nuclear detonations conducted for non-military purposes,

Requires nations that conduct Peaceful Nuclear Explosions to conduct them in a manner which prevents the release of any radiological material into a biosphere if it is possible to do so.

Further Requires Nations to minimize the amount of radiation released per ton of explosive yield as much as is economically feasible if radioactive release into a biosphere is unavoidable.

Establishes the following rules for the conduction of all PNEs:

1. All PNEs must be thoroughly and fully supervised to ensure compliance with WA regulations
2. All PNEs be conducted 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 PNEs
4. All WA nations take as many precautions as necessary to ensure the absence of unnecessary death or injury due to PNEs;

Expands the role of the Nuclear Testing Oversight Agency (NTOA) to:

1. Ensure the 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 conduct PNEs must perform adequate cleanup so that background radiation is returned to within 25% of levels present before the PNE
3. To supervise PNEs upon invitation from nations conducting them

Clarifies that the policy laid out in this resolution does not apply to the use of nuclear weapons in a military role.

[Slavonia and Srijem]

i think this condtradicts several GA resolutions about weapons.

[Gogol Transcendancy]

i think this condtradicts several GA resolutions about weapons.

This resolution doesn't deal with nuclear weapons.

[States of Glory WA Office]

Requires Nations to conduct Peaceful Nuclear Explosions in a manner which prevents the release of any radiological material into a biosphere if it is possible to do so.

Neville: As currently worded, this clause requires member states to conduct explosions whether they want to or not.

[Araraukar]

OOC: And exactly how does a "peaceful" nuclear explosion differ from exploding a nuclear warhead? Or would this proposal ban converting existing warheads for peaceful uses? You may want to define the explosive too, not just the intention of the explosion.

Generally speaking, a nuclear explosion is a bomb going off. Just because you don't want to call it a bomb, doesn't make it not-a-bomb. (Especially as at least the existing RL types are actual bombs, with explosives being used to set off the nuclear reaction, and fusion bombs contain a fission bomb as the "charge", which sets off the fusion reaction.)

Also, I suggest checking clauses 6-8 of GA #330, Nuclear Testing Protocol. They seem to be applicable to what you're trying to do here.

[Aclion]

OOC: And exactly how does a "peaceful" nuclear explosion differ from exploding a nuclear warhead?

OOC: Purpose. See: the defining clause.

[Araraukar]

OOC: And exactly how does a "peaceful" nuclear explosion differ from exploding a nuclear warhead?

OOC: Purpose. See: the defining clause.

OOC: Answer the other question, too, please, since it's related:

OOC: And exactly how does a "peaceful" nuclear explosion differ from exploding a nuclear warhead? Or would this proposal ban converting existing warheads for peaceful uses?

[Gogol Transcendancy]

OOC: Purpose. See: the defining clause.

OOC: Answer the other question, too, please, since it's related:

OOC: And exactly how does a "peaceful" nuclear explosion differ from exploding a nuclear warhead?

The nuclear explosion is not conducted for the purpose of attaining any military objectives.

Or would this proposal ban converting existing warheads for peaceful uses?

No.

Requires Nations to conduct Peaceful Nuclear Explosions in a manner which prevents the release of any radiological material into a biosphere if it is possible to do so.

Neville: As currently worded, this clause requires member states to conduct explosions whether they want to or not.

Fixed.