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Bill: Banning of chemical weapons
Details
Submitted by[?]: Theological Technocratic Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2092
Description[?]:
| This bill mandates the immediate destruction of TC chemical and biological weapons and the stopping of production of any further similar weapons. Any development of these weapons in the future is to be limited to research in producing neutralizations for enemy chemical and biological weapons. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:52:41, August 06, 2005 CET | From | Theological Technocratic Party | To | Debating the Banning of chemical weapons |
| Message | We feel that there are very few significant purposes that chemical and biological weapons can provide that nuclear weapons cannot that do not involve the wholesale murder of enemy civilians. Any arms race involving biological weapons is ultimately, logically bound to create a disease that can wipe out the entire human race. Other nations' biological weapons can be planned for and countered without resorting to the same destructive methods. |
| Date | 11:44:10, August 06, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Nacionalnogo Progressa | To | Debating the Banning of chemical weapons |
| Message | Don't you think that "biological weapon" - it's only pathogenic bacteria? Biological Weapon Concept implies deep analysis of consequences of using it and antidote too. Also I think, that biological weaponry include shield, not only sword, and of course we must be ready to answer symmetricaly. |
| Date | 12:43:10, August 06, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Marxist Party | To | Debating the Banning of chemical weapons |
| Message | Yes, he's right. We should reserve biological pathogens for research purposes and research purposes alone. |
| Date | 19:28:12, August 06, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Banning of chemical weapons |
| Message | Research is allowed by this bill, biochem arms are not effective, as they are too unpredicatble, we should concentrate on systems that are effective both as a deterent and on the battle field |
| Date | 21:10:40, August 06, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Banning of chemical weapons |
| Message | No, it is better to have them, and not use them at the end, then to need them and not have them. |
| Date | 01:42:45, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Marxist Party | To | Debating the Banning of chemical weapons |
| Message | It says we may not purchase, create or store bio-weapons. Thereby, we cannot research antidotes or counter-agents. |
| Date | 06:17:35, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Theological Technocratic Party | To | Debating the Banning of chemical weapons |
| Message | "We cannot research antidotes or counter-agents." That's not true... "The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted." |
| Date | 06:23:14, August 07, 2005 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Banning of chemical weapons |
| Message | I think we should be able to use chemical weapons in war, but not biological. Research should always be permitted for both. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 96 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 153 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 6 |
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