Post by Dmitry Molchanov on Apr 27, 2016 16:03:52 GMT
Dmitry looked around the table to see the faces of each world leader, now looking at him with an expression that conveyed that he may have lost their respect.
"Anyone at all? Does anyone want to start the proceedings?" He looked to Edmund, who merely lay back in his chair, then to General Ping, who had stopped trying to launch China's nuclear weapons and looked to him with a look that practically said "you are a disgrace to your people," then he looked to Jürgen, whose quiet demeanor still permeated the air around him.
"Fine, then I'll start. As we all know, the threat of Mutually Assured Destruction via nuclear war has remained above our heads for far too long. Luckily for everyone here who is wondering when the nations of the world will have nuclear weapons again, I have made a start to a treaty that I believe that everyone will find acceptable." He then snapped his fingers twice and held out his hand as Putin handed him a mannila folder, which he opened to reveal a small document with only a few lines.
Nuclear Security Summit Treaty Draft #2
Preamble:
Pursuant to the ideals of a world free of mutually-assured destruction through the use of nuclear and radiological weapons, the signatories of this document provide their acceptance and approval to the following terms.
Article 1:
All signatories will disarm, dismantle, dispose, or otherwise dispense with any and all weapons which:
Article 2:
All signatories will refrain from owning, purchasing, selling, or producing any weapons which do not fit the criteria of Article 1, including:
Article 3:
All signatories agree to impose the terms of this treaty on anyone, be they a signatory or not, if they attempt to or do contravene them, through diplomacy and/or war. This can include the following actions:
Article 4:
All signatories would agree to have their respective nations inspected by independent inspectors of the United Nations to ensure that they are adhering to Article 2 on a monthly/bimonthly/yearly basis (to be determined). Should they be hiding nuclear arms that do not fit the criteria of Articles 1 and/or 2, then the respective nation(s) are to have trade embargoes enacted, be tried for crimes against humanity by the signatories of this treaty and/or the United Nations, and/or have war declared upon them by the signatories of this treaty.
Article 5:
All signatories agree that their stockpile of weapons that are nuclear and/or radiological in their nature are limited to five-hundred warheads or other forms of ordinance. Any nation(s) that are found to be in possession of more nuclear weapons than the proposed limit are to be sanctioned, tried for crimes against humanity, and/or have war declared upon them by the signatories of this treaty.
(OOC: Thank Edmund Wilson for making the main articles and statements of this treaty. I did a bit of editing to reflect more on the fact that it was Dmitry's idea to get rid of just nuclear weapons, rather than any other WMDs or similarly-destructive SWs.)
Pursuant to the ideals of a world free of mutually-assured destruction through the use of nuclear and radiological weapons, the signatories of this document provide their acceptance and approval to the following terms.
Article 1:
All signatories will disarm, dismantle, dispose, or otherwise dispense with any and all weapons which:
- Possess a capability that allows it to be able to strike a target or the vicinity of a target over 300 kilometers or 190 miles from its point of origin.
- Possess a TNT equivalent over 1 kiloton. This limit applies to both single projectiles or the collective strength of a weapon that uses multiple cluster munitions or MIRVs.
Article 2:
All signatories will refrain from owning, purchasing, selling, or producing any weapons which do not fit the criteria of Article 1, including:
- Enhanced radiation warheads [neutron bombs] and/or "salted" nuclear weapons
- Nuclear weapons which exceed the yield limit of 1 kiloton, including the collective strength of MIRVs, as stated in Article 1
- Nuclear weapons which exceed the strike limit of 300 kilometers, including ICBMs, SLBMs that exceed the strike limit, and artillery platforms capable of launching nuclear warheads that exceed the strike limit, as stated in Article 1
Article 3:
All signatories agree to impose the terms of this treaty on anyone, be they a signatory or not, if they attempt to or do contravene them, through diplomacy and/or war. This can include the following actions:
- Trade Embargoes
- Sanctions against the respective nation(s)
- Brought before the international courts to be tried for crimes against humanity
Article 4:
All signatories would agree to have their respective nations inspected by independent inspectors of the United Nations to ensure that they are adhering to Article 2 on a monthly/bimonthly/yearly basis (to be determined). Should they be hiding nuclear arms that do not fit the criteria of Articles 1 and/or 2, then the respective nation(s) are to have trade embargoes enacted, be tried for crimes against humanity by the signatories of this treaty and/or the United Nations, and/or have war declared upon them by the signatories of this treaty.
Article 5:
All signatories agree that their stockpile of weapons that are nuclear and/or radiological in their nature are limited to five-hundred warheads or other forms of ordinance. Any nation(s) that are found to be in possession of more nuclear weapons than the proposed limit are to be sanctioned, tried for crimes against humanity, and/or have war declared upon them by the signatories of this treaty.
(OOC: Thank Edmund Wilson for making the main articles and statements of this treaty. I did a bit of editing to reflect more on the fact that it was Dmitry's idea to get rid of just nuclear weapons, rather than any other WMDs or similarly-destructive SWs.)
"President Molchanov, we implore you to reconsider this kind of treaty. This would mean that the world would be at war with each other."
"No, not necessarily," Dmitry stated, standing up and looking at the table full of world leaders, "When I look around this table, I see men who are willing to contribute to the safety and security of the world. We have grown tired of the ways of fearing MAD and those nations which had nuclear stockpiles enacting such a ridiculous policy. I, for one, believe that we are all capable of agreeing and talking with each other diplomatically without the threat of this redundant, ancient Cold War policy. Understand that I do not mean to take your freedoms to use such weapons, but to limit their use in the world to what could be considered making them redundant. The Russian ATBIP, or FOAB as you call it, is a weapon that has replaced most of the tactical nuclear weapons in our arsenal. The same could be said about the United States and their MOABs. The goal is to make nuclear weapons redundant, useless, utterly ancient." He then turned to Edmund and cleared his throat.
"You were also talking about how we could ban all weapons of mass destruction of any kind, or similarly destructive weapons like the European Solaris Relay or United States' Particle Cannon Uplink Network." He then produced a pen from his pocket and set on the document, sliding it towards the United Kingdom's head of state. "Care to be the first to make amendments?"
