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Bill: The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democrats
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: May 3844
Description[?]:
| The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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 | 21:56:55, May 09, 2015 CET | From | Social Democrats | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | We believe that chemical weapons are a cruel and horrific method for warfare when there are many other options in war. We believe it is indicative of this government that it believes that chemical warfare is acceptable and that they are unconcerned by the pain and death caused by these weapons. |
| Date | 22:06:12, May 09, 2015 CET | From | Telamonian Reform Party | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | The TRP will support this bill. We also look forward to supporting a ban on nuclear weapons in due course. The NRP's regime of preparing expensive weaponry only capable of the mass murder of innocent civilians abroad must be ended. |
| Date | 22:07:17, May 09, 2015 CET | From | National Republican Party | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | Our policy with regard to nuclear and chemical weapons has always been this: Their best use is as a deterrent. Just by saying that we reserve the right to use them does not mean that we necessarily will, but encoding our reluctance in law will only tell our enemies how far we are willing to go to defeat them. It is essential to preserve these weapons' role in creating fear and uncertainty amongst our enemies. For this reason, we vote no. |
| Date | 22:09:03, May 09, 2015 CET | From | National Republican Party | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | History has clearly shown that WMDs in fact prevent war. But, if a war were to start regardless, Telamon must be able to win. Most other nations have these weapons - there's no reason to shoot ourselves in the foot before combat even begins. We must be seen to be capable of retaliation, or else we will be easy targets for aggression . |
| Date | 22:09:50, May 09, 2015 CET | From | Telamonian Reform Party | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | The questioning is whether the public trust the aggressive militarists in the NRP to use these weapons solely as a deterrent. The TRP do not believe that they do. Moreover, the money we spend on the proliferation and maintenance of weapons of mass destruction could be better used creating world-class state education and health systems. |
| Date | 22:20:27, May 09, 2015 CET | From | Social Democrats | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | We also do not trust the government to use the weapons correctly and even if the NRP do keep their word parties in the future have the ability to change that because of the legislation. We do not think the benefits of a small detterent outway the pain and cruelty these weapons could inflict. |
| Date | 22:23:29, May 09, 2015 CET | From | National Republican Party | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | Think of the pain and cruelty that would be inflicted upon our citizens if there was no deterrent and more powerful nations could attack as at will! The NRP has been in power for 60 years and never has come close to launching a war! Call us militarists all you want, but we have pursued a policy of peace through strength and it has worked. We only ask that you allow it to continue. |
| Date | 22:25:07, May 09, 2015 CET | From | National Republican Party | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | The NRP has never taken an aggressive action against another country throughout its history in power. Wanting a strong, well-equipped, and well-funded military capable of our national defense is not militarism. It's common sense. |
| Date | 22:30:25, May 09, 2015 CET | From | Social Democrats | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | I highly doubt there will be any war regardless of nuclear weapons! The NRP is showing that despite no evidence of war occuring, despite many other deterents, despite as you say a well-funded military which is a deterent itself, it is determiend to maintain weapons of mass destrcution which brings into question the real intent of the NRP. |
| Date | 22:35:32, May 09, 2015 CET | From | National Republican Party | To | Debating the The banning of chemical and biological weapons under any circumstance |
| Message | It's a risk we can't afford to take. The majority of nations have authorized the use of these weapons. We have to play the same game as everyone else, regardless of whether we like it or not. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 500 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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