Many means can create nations, and the General Assembly does not make them equal -- great, nation-killing weapons do. Nuclear weapons deter active declarations of war from even the largest empires and guerilla warfare lets the willful state defeat the wealthier, demographically more advantaged one. God Rods command the respect of 'established powers' and snipers threaten even the most secure, authoritarian leaders.
Radiological weapons, too, have a place in this esteemed arsenal for equality. They are useful tools for defensive area-denial operations, especially against larger states that seek to invade and dominate smaller ones. Furthermore, even if one's nation might not want to directly manufacture radiological weapons, depleted uranium rounds are commonplace -- and near mandatory for common use.
For this reason, while GA 289 'Radiological Terrorism' seemingly masquerades under noble bent, the NS Whale Hunters of Stevist Guam finds it to be a disingenuous resolution at heart: one that benefits the larger aggressor over the underdog defender, privileges states with domestic uranium deposits and general safety above the threatened nations without, and one that commends those with larger military bureaucracies over ones without. Of course, the resolution hurts the defense forces of everyone, and this is selfishly why the NS Whale Hunters wants to see it repealed -- but it hurts states acting in self-defensive and justified warfare the most.
World leaders -- fundamentally, if you had to enter a war for the survival of your people -- would you not want to melt your enemies down with radiological weapons?
For reasons practical and ideological, the NS Whale Hunters thus submits the resolution to repeal Radiological Terrorism."
-- Diplomat Ahpla Imecsub
The World Assembly,
Recognizing the importance of holding states accountable to ethical conduct in self-defense, security, and justified warfare;
Acknowledging that GA 289 "Radiological Terrorism" prohibits the stockpiling and use of Radiological Weapons for military purposes;
Objecting to the unilateral assertion that “radiological weapons serve no practical or effective military purpose,” given the potential of radiological weapons in a defensive area-denial capacity, especially against more numerous or well armed aggressors and potential occupants;
Noting that the definition of ‘radioactive substance” set forth by Article 1, “any radioactive material with the capacity to be used in the construction of a radiological weapon,” is an overly broad definition that ignores alternative and conventional uses of ‘radiological materials,’ simply banning anything that could be used in the theoretical construction of a radiological weapon;
Further noting that consequently, the overly broad restrictions in clause 3 on exporting ‘radioactive substances’ inhibit the ability for threatened states to manufacture conventional depleted uranium rounds or sustain necessary power grids, and that the use of such depleted rounds do not cause long-term environmental hazards;
Distraught that the implications of Article 5c violate the neutrality of the World Assembly in international conflicts by forcing member states to contribute real and impactful material aid to a belligerent of conflict;
Worried that Article 6 places an undue burden on Member State militaries by forcing their focus away protecting the polity’s borders onto upholding overreaching World Assembly legislation;
Resigned that the World Assembly already actively regulates the ethics of warfare, including the indiscriminate targeting of civilians;
Finding the wide-spanning definition of ‘radioactive material,’ the blanket assertion of a radiological weapon as ‘useless,’ the involvement of the World Assembly in potential conflicts, and the required constant civilian surveillance of a member state’s military planners are all ignorant of the basic demands of national defense, especially for smaller states.
Hereby Repeals GA 289 "Radiological Terrorism."
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