Handling Fallout - Addressing Nuclear Concerns

[Beatrice]

Addressing Nuclear Concerns

Following the mutual disarmament of the nuclear arsenals of Rokkenjima, East Moreland and Achkaerin the First Empire called for an effective and enforceable non-proliferation program, a call which had went unheeded by the Holy Empire and the Kingdom. However, with news that East Moreland was exploring further potential in the field of nuclear arms and the developments from Slava Lavosk I feel that it is time that each of our nations address this matter with the seriousness it demands. As I stated some time ago for our nations to disarm without implementing a strong non-proliferation mechanism is a fool's errand, and dooms this most historic event to ultimately fail. Furthermore, as the three powers who held onto these weapons, it is our responsibility to ensure our disarmament is not for naught.

To these ends the First Empire shall propose two things: the International Non-Proliferation Agreement (INPA) and the International Verification Authority (IVA), which shall work in tandem to ensure that the efforts of our nations to remove these weapons from the face of Mundus is not an effort undertaken in vain.

The INPA will seek to ensure that the proliferation of nuclear technology does not lead to the further development of nuclear weapons by any state, with its measures being enforceable by the community of nations. It shall recognize that any state which would develop nuclear weapons following this disarmament would be a threat to the collective sovereignty of all nations, and would empower the community of nations to act in a manner to remove that threat. The INPA would also limit the types of technology which would be shared, to ensure that non-nuclear powers do not bring these weapons back into existence.

The IVA shall supplement the INPA, inspecting the disarmament efforts of the nuclear powers while also being called upon to investigate cases of suspected weapons development programs. The IVA shall be comprised of an independent team which shall operate under the sanction of the international community to ensure any manner of bias is removed from the equation. This ensures that all states which held nuclear weapons are indeed in full compliance with their commitments, while also ensuring that should a state be suspected of constructing these weapons an independent body is in place to present its unbiased findings to the international community.

In the coming days we shall release more details surrounding the INPA and the IVA, however, I firmly believe that the commitment and involvement of the Achkaerinese and the Morelanders would send a message to all states that our joint commitment to the complete and irreversible disarmament of nuclear arsenals is firm and unmovable. We must also show that this is not a matter with which petty politics will be played, but one which sees a unified dedication to the principles under which we relegated these weapons to the pages of history.

A draft treaty shall be made available in the coming days, from which it is my hopes we may move forward in carrying out our joint responsibility.

Respectfully yours;


Empress of Rokkenjima
Princess of Littlebrook

[Beatrice]

International Non-Proliferation Agreement Treaty Draft

As stated previously the First Empire would be submitting for international consideration a Draft for the International Non-Proliferation Agreement (INPA); that Draft may be viewed below.

Recognizing the monumental nature of the mutual disarmament of the arsenals of the First Empire of Rokkenjima, the Holy Empire of Achkaerin and the Kingdom of East Moreland which reduced the spectre of nuclear war,

Noting that Mundus is safer for all Nations and Peoples with nuclear armaments removed from arsenals across Mundus,

Concerned that without a stringent mechanism ensuring non-proliferation, coupled with independent verification, that these historic gains shall be for naught,

Confirming our belief that there are broad peaceful applications of nuclear power, such as the production of energy which may fuel development across civilizations, scientific research and industrially,

Convinced that it is the primary responsibility of former nuclear weapons states (FNWS) to ensure that nuclear weapons remain confined to history, that the future development of such systems be prevented by any means available to the community of nations,

Declaring that this Treaty will preserve for future generations a Mundus free of nuclear weaponry through ensuring non-proliferation and a unified independent verification,

Hereby establishes the International Non-Proliferation Agreement, which shall be preserved by the Mundus Atomic Energy Agency (MAEA), the provisions for which shall be set forth in Article VI of this Agreement,

Affirming through the adoption of this International Non-Proliferation Agreement, agrees as follows;

Article I

Signatories which formerly possessed nuclear weapons shall herein be referred to as former nuclear weapons states (FNWS). Those signatories who never possessed nuclear weapons shall be referred to as non-nuclear weapons states (NNWS).

Article II

FNWS recognize their unique position in ensuring the prevention of the sale or trade of nuclear weapons materials, weapons systems, schematics, know-how, or other transactions which would enable a NNWS to build or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons capability.

Article III

FNWS shall confirm that the production of new designs of nuclear weapons has been halted and shall not initiate any research in the future toward the development of new nuclear weapons systems nor the revival of former weapons.

Article IV

NNWS shall not engage in the sale or trade of nuclear weapons materials, weapons systems, schematics, know-how or other transactions or actions which would enable them to build or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons capability.

Article V

Signatories to the Treaty undertake the position that the development or deployment of nuclear arms, especially in light of the universal disarmament, would be a development which threatens the sovereignty of all states. Such a development would require a swift and certain response to ensure that any programs to build nuclear weapons are destroyed before producing a viable weapon.

Article VI

• The nations assembled hereby authorize the establishment of the Mundus Atomic Energy Agency (MAEA) which shall endeavour to ensure that atomic energy is applied to peaceful pursuits, enriching the health and prosperity of all states. Assistance rendered by the Agency, or under its supervision, shall not be used in a manner to further any military purposes.
• MAEA shall monitor the progress of disarmament efforts around Mundus, as well as verifying the compliance of Signatories with the provisions of the Agreement.
• Signatories agree to the supervision of the MAEA in the pursuit of its mandate and to implement the safeguards prescribed by the MAEA in negotiations between the Signatories and the MAEA.
• Signatories to the Agreement shall refrain from the transfer of source or special fissionable material, as well as equipment or material designed or utilized for the use, production or preparation of special fissionable material, unless it is to be subject to the prequisite safeguards set forth by MAEA in agreements related to such transfers.
• Safeguards shall be developed by an international, independent team of nuclear experts to ensure the utilization of materials and equipment is done in such a way to ensure the peaceful deployment of nuclear energy.
• States which circumvent those agreed upon international channels, such as the MAEA, in the development, deployment, or trade of nuclear materials, resources, schematics, know-how and other related systems shall face repercussions as authorized by the MAEA Council.

Article VII

• The MAEA shall be headed by the Director General and shall be divided into the Administrative Council, the Council of Delegates, and the General Service (GS).
• The Administrative Council shall be responsible for the establishment and implemntation of administrative policies. It shall work with the Director General in formulating a budget for the MAEA, which shall then be proposed to the Council of Delegates for approval. It shall approve safeguard agreements, and shall produce and publish MAEA standards. Decisions of the Administrative Council shall be made through consensus.
• * The membership of the Council of Delegates shall be comprised of those individuals appointed by each Signatory to the Agreement to represent their nation.
  * The Director General shall be drawn from the Council of Delegates and shall serve a term of one year, rotating via order of seniority.
  * The Council of Delegates shall elect a Chairman  to preside over and direct the operations of the Council, as well as a Vice Chair who shall assume the Chair in the absence of the Chairman.
• The Council of Delegates shall be empowered to determine policies on those issues brought before it by the Signatories, to approve the budget of the MAEA proposed by the Administrative Council, and extend invitations to nations and institutions to proceedings of the Council for purposes outlined in such an invitation.
• The General Service shall provide professional services and staff for the MAEA and is responsible for enacting administrative policies as ordered by the Administrative Council and the Council of Delegates. It shall operate under the remit of the Director General and the Chairman of the Council of Delegates.

Article VIII

Signatories to the Agreement intending to withdraw must announce such intention one hundred and eighty three days (6 months) prior to their withdrawal.

Article IX

This Treaty, the Latin, Rokkenjiman, [language], [language] and [language] texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Depositary Governments. Duly certified copies of this Treaty shall be transmitted by the Depositary Governments to the Governments of the signatory and acceding States.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Treaty.

DONE in triplicate, at the cities of Pyrettania, the [date].

We must recognize that, despite the historic disarmament we have witnessed, our work is not done until measures are in place to ensure a lasting non-proliferation while ensuring that these weapons are not re-introduced. It is my hopes that this Draft shall provide a foundation from which former nuclear weapons states and the broader international community may move forward in implementing an effective measure to ensure all that we have achieved is not so easily lost.

Respectfully yours;


Empress of Rokkenjima
Princess of Littlebrook

[RobertAgira]

To:- The Nations of Mundus.

Since the first voicing of this treaty over a month ago there have been no nations willing to take up this important struggle for a safer Mundus. I believe that Bakkermaya will, in its current format, have nothing to do with this piece of legislation. There are two reasons for this being the case;

1. The Treaty puts the cart before the horse. At several times it calls on action from a neutral non-governmental organisation called the Mundus Atomic Energy Agency (MAEA). This organisation does not exist and has no protocols. Therefore asking sovereign states to put their trust in an organisation that has no mandate, no agenda and not even an office building is asking nations to sign up for the unknown and I for one will not do so for Bakkermaya.

2. The Treaty then tries to define the organisation and structure of the MAEA. There is no reason why a nation can not be a member of the MAEA but not agree to this treaty. By combining the two into a single treaty we are in fact not granting the MAEA autonomy at all as a seperate organisation. We are in fact making it so that any nation can amend the way the MAEA through the mechanisms of an international treaty, therefore making it a political football.

I however believe that there is a solution to this situation and that it is relatively straight forward. We convene a meeting of delegates from nations interested in supporting and safeguarding the use of Atomic Energy and form the MAEA seperate to any discussions on the non-proliferation of nuclear arms. With that in mind I believe a nation with a proven track record of scientific excellence and neutrality should be asked to host it and therefore would nominate Krokom as a venue should the Alanders approve of hosting it. Only when a seperate, politically neutral and non-aligned MAEA is formed would Bakkermaya consider signing such a treaty and we urge other nations to follow our stance.

May The Gods Watch Over You and Your Nation Know Peace
Grand Duke Hugo Lascelles

[KrisNord]

Broadly speaking we agree with the point Grand Duke Lascelles made of there being a need for an oversight organisation such as the MAEA formed before talks begin on nuclear decommissioning begins. As we have been nominated as a nation to host this discussion we would be more than happy to. Our nation has several successful nuclear power plants and have a long history of using nuclear material in our space exploration programmes, as such we believe that the formation of a MAEA could be achieved while maintaining a spirit of being free from any direct government control.

Should other nations wish it we would be honoured to host these talks in Krokom.

Head Gothi

Stein Ulfsson

[Libby]

Having found it hard to support a Treaty without knowing exactly what we would be supporting we think this proposal from Grand Duke Lascelles is an excellent way of solving the inactivity based on the Rokkenjiman proposal. The spirit of this Treaty is admirable and should be made to come into force, while at the same time there is a need in this age of reducing carbon emissions for alternative fuel sources. Nuclear energy could be that way forward and I can think of no nation that embodies scientific co-operation more than the Alanders. I think they are an excellent choice to chair a meeting to forum the MAEA so that we can then go forward and create the non-proliferation agreement with our eyes wide open.

May The Goddess Bless You

Queen Klara II of Lodja

[Lady Amaya]

To the Nations of Mundus,

Upon reviewing this document, we have concerns. First and foremost, there is no incentive to stay denuclearized or, in our case, not to develop nuclear weaponry in the first place. While this is a serious matter that requires lengthy consideration, we feel it is the Confederated Kingdoms' best interest to continue our development program as it provides us with the best protection. Should an incentive be offered, such as advanced technologies for intercepting nuclear missiles and other weaponry, we may reconsider our position.

Regarding the treaty itself, we agree with our peers that matters surrounding the logistics of enforcing this treaty must be discussed and the treaty itself should be tabled for the time being.

King Darya behr Daryan de Kernpak
First Among Equals in Tauredalia

[DaveIronside]

OOC

Just a heads up to Lady Amaya and anyone else. For a nation to get nuke's IC they must be approved by the RP Mod. The chances of that happening are extremely low, were talking Brexit being fixed by the weekend low. That however doesn't mean you can't RP beginning to research them however keep in mind we currently live on a Mundus where the three nuclear capable nations are disarming. East Moreland had only tactical nukes and a small arsenal of around 40 device's, one remains as the rest are being turned into fuel for power stations and that one will be gone by the end of the year. Rokkenjima and achkaerin had thousands and were decommissioning, that process will take probably until the end of 2020. For a nation that until now no one has any idea was developing nukes to now come out and say it is effectively developing them to the world is perhaps asking for trouble. Just hoping this reminds old members and informs new of some of the IC and ooc issue with nukes.

[Achkaerin]

Taking the initial Rokkenjiman proposal and asking nations to sign up to it is has as has stated several times by my esteemed counterparts from across Mundus created several complications the main two being clearly identified by Grand Duke Lascelles - no responsible leader or government could possibly be expected to sign their nation up to a treaty, especially one that seeks to deal with the nuclear weapon matter given its magnitude, without knowing precisely the details. The major issue though appears to be that the MAEA remains largely a mystery with no knowledge of its mandate, protocols and procedures nor the rights of relevant nations within those. As such the initial proposal could never be supported.

However what Grand Duke Lascelles has suggested is to put it bluntly common sense. I agree with the idea of first establishing the MAEA, I agree that Nya Aland should host such a meeting I can't think of anywhere better for it to take place. Following that then we can deal with the treaty.

Signed

Emperor Peter Azurewind

[Rhodes]

The Kingdom of Seaforth agrees with and endorses the formation of an organization such as the proposed Mundus Atomic Energy Agency. The Kingdom of Seaforth is committed to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Indeed we are currently assisting the First Empire of Rokkenjima with the disarmament of their nuclear weapons, secure storage of warheads and materials and the destruction of same by using the former warheads as fuel in our deuterium reactors. These efforts have been occasionally refered to as the Seaforth Strategic Energy Reserve.

Andrew III
King of Seaforth

[Lady Amaya]

OOC

Just a heads up to Lady Amaya and anyone else. For a nation to get nuke's IC they must be approved by the RP Mod. The chances of that happening are extremely low, were talking Brexit being fixed by the weekend low. That however doesn't mean you can't RP beginning to research them however keep in mind we currently live on a Mundus where the three nuclear capable nations are disarming. East Moreland had only tactical nukes and a small arsenal of around 40 device's, one remains as the rest are being turned into fuel for power stations and that one will be gone by the end of the year. Rokkenjima and achkaerin had thousands and were decommissioning, that process will take probably until the end of 2020. For a nation that until now no one has any idea was developing nukes to now come out and say it is effectively developing them to the world is perhaps asking for trouble. Just hoping this reminds old members and informs new of some of the IC and ooc issue with nukes.

OOC: Ah, that's better clarity. I have no intention of actually having nukes, but Tauredalia is effectively a third-world country trying to play with the big boys. Not aggressively like North Korea, but pretending to be better off than they are isn't beyond them.

However, my previous post was also to point out that there isn't an incentive. RL nuclear treaties have a nuclear umbrella, thereby incentivizing staying denuclearized. Perhaps Mundus is more stable than RL politics, but non-nuclear nations should have some sort of guarantee that developing nuclear weapons isn't preferable under the MAD philosophy.

Not sure how to adjust my IC post to reflect this.

[Beatrice]

OOC: Ah, that's better clarity. I have no intention of actually having nukes, but Tauredalia is effectively a third-world country trying to play with the big boys. Not aggressively like North Korea, but pretending to be better off than they are isn't beyond them.

However, my previous post was also to point out that there isn't an incentive. RL nuclear treaties have a nuclear umbrella, thereby incentivizing staying denuclearized. Perhaps Mundus is more stable than RL politics, but non-nuclear nations should have some sort of guarantee that developing nuclear weapons isn't preferable under the MAD philosophy.

Not sure how to adjust my IC post to reflect this.

We've an incentive:

Article V

Signatories to the Treaty undertake the position that the development or deployment of nuclear arms, especially in light of the universal disarmament, would be a development which threatens the sovereignty of all states. Such a development would require a swift and certain response to ensure that any programs to build nuclear weapons are destroyed before producing a viable weapon.

Essentially similar to the clause in the OSSC that states orbital weapons systems may be removed, sort of a 'threat to the collective sovereignty' type deal.

I'll have an IC post later today.

[Beatrice]

Recognizing the monumental nature of the mutual disarmament of the arsenals of the First Empire of Rokkenjima, the Holy Empire of Achkaerin and the Kingdom of East Moreland which reduced the spectre of nuclear war,

Noting that Mundus is safer for all Nations and Peoples with nuclear armaments removed from arsenals across Mundus,

Concerned that without a stringent mechanism ensuring non-proliferation, coupled with independent verification, that these historic gains shall be for naught,

Confirming our belief that there are broad peaceful applications of nuclear power, such as the production of energy which may fuel development across civilizations, scientific research and industrially,

Convinced that it is the primary responsibility of former nuclear weapons states (FNWS) to ensure that nuclear weapons remain confined to history, that the future development of such systems be prevented by any means available to the community of nations,

Declaring that this Treaty will preserve for future generations a Mundus free of nuclear weaponry through ensuring non-proliferation and a unified independent verification,

Affirming through the adoption of this International Non-Proliferation Agreement, agrees as follows;

Article I

Signatories which formerly possessed nuclear weapons shall herein be referred to as former nuclear weapons states (FNWS). Those signatories who never possessed nuclear weapons shall be referred to as non-nuclear weapons states (NNWS).

Article II

FNWS recognize their unique position in ensuring the prevention of the sale or trade of nuclear weapons materials, weapons systems, schematics, know-how, or other transactions which would enable a NNWS to build or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons capability.

Article III

FNWS shall confirm that the production of new designs of nuclear weapons has been halted and shall not initiate any research in the future toward the development of new nuclear weapons systems nor the revival of former weapons.

Article IV

NNWS shall not engage in the sale or trade of nuclear weapons materials, weapons systems, schematics, know-how or other transactions or actions which would enable them to build or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons capability.

Article V

Signatories to the Treaty undertake the position that the development or deployment of nuclear arms, especially in light of the universal disarmament, would be a development which threatens the sovereignty of all states. Such a development would require a swift and certain response to ensure that any programs to build nuclear weapons are destroyed before producing a viable weapon.

Article VI

Signatories to the Agreement intending to withdraw must announce such intention one hundred and eighty three days (6 months) prior to their withdrawal.

Article VII

This Treaty, the Latin, Rokkenjiman, [language], [language] and [language] texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Depositary Governments. Duly certified copies of this Treaty shall be transmitted by the Depositary Governments to the Governments of the signatory and acceding States.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Treaty.

DONE in triplicate, at the cities of Pyrettania, the [date].

OOC: Modified as the Rokkenjiman proposed MAEA is being carried out under new management. Those wishing to proceed with the non-proliferation treaty please do let me know. Thank you.

[RobertAgira]

OOC- This should seriously wait until the actual charter of the MAEA is agreed. If the charter passes as it is currently there are some things that I'd suggest editing with this treaty.

[Achkaerin]

OOC - agreed this shouldn't advance until the MAEA is established.

[Beatrice]

OOC: As the MAEA seems to be sorted and this has already been on hold for over a month, I'm going to assume it's safe to proceed from the introduction of the Empress' latest draft.

[DaveIronside]

OOC Personally I'd wait until after two minutes to midnight. It contains proposals there that would effectively form part of this.