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Bill: Jakanian Military Strength Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: J00ishAlliance
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: January 2125
Description[?]:
| This bill increases Jakanian military strength. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:31:12, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Jakanian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Jakanian Military Strength Act |
| Message | To the NP, we need nukes for defense, since several other nations have nuclear weopons, it is only prudent to have them ourselves. |
| Date | 08:25:53, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Jakanian Military Strength Act |
| Message | Nuclear weapons are far too expensive to maintain, and with article 1 as it is, this bill seems more like an attempt to have nuclear weapons used as a preemptive attack method rather than as a defencive deterrent against other nuclear nations. The JLSP does not support this bill in any form, and does not condone this form of decent into military barbarism. Just because another does something doesn't mean we have to sink as low as they do, and we find such an attitude petty and contrary to what is best for United Jakania. |
| Date | 21:02:39, October 12, 2005 CET | From |  Islamic Nationalist Front | To | Debating the Jakanian Military Strength Act |
| Message | The LP shares the LSP's concern. Nuclear weapons do not discriminate between enemy militants and civilians, thus, resulting in an unnecessary loss of human life should they be used. Nuclear warfare is also environmentally detrimental. However, banning all nuclear arms is dangerous. Even international agreements to prohibit use of nuclear arms do not necessarily secure United Jakania against potential nuclear attacks. In such scenarios, there is little accountability as only the government in each country really knows how many weapons the country possesses. Countries could easily feign disarmament, while secretly holding onto any number of nuclear arms. Thus, the ability to develop nuclear weapons and *use* them is inevitably necessary to counterbalance the potential threat from other nations. Furthermore, we'd like to note that any appeals from the LSP on the grounds of excessive government expenditure are blatantly hypocritical following its push to socialize most of United Jakania's industries. |
| Date | 22:20:22, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Labour Union | To | Debating the Jakanian Military Strength Act |
| Message | The Democratic Labour Union concurs with the Jakanian Libertarian Party in that Mutually Assured Deterrent albeit distasteful, regrettably remains necessary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 94 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 131 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
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