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Bill: The WMD Usage Policy Act of 2272
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Mordusian Green 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: July 2274
Description[?]:
| An Act to align our policy on the use of nuclear weapons with that that of our policy on the use of chemical/biological weapons, which have just as much destructive power as nuclear weapons. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:31:44, August 22, 2006 CET | From | Country Labor Party | To | Debating the The WMD Usage Policy Act of 2272 |
| Message | We do not deter aggression by unilateral disarmament. You can call that fearmongering again if you want. But it's true. |
| Date | 01:36:58, August 22, 2006 CET | From | Country Labor Party | To | Debating the The WMD Usage Policy Act of 2272 |
| Message | We'd rather "align" our policies the other way... |
| Date | 01:43:13, August 22, 2006 CET | From | Country Labor Party | To | Debating the The WMD Usage Policy Act of 2272 |
| Message | Please explain how unilateral dirarmament makes our nation safer. |
| Date | 03:53:00, August 23, 2006 CET | From | The Mordusian Green Party | To | Debating the The WMD Usage Policy Act of 2272 |
| Message | We can lead the world toward multilateral disarmament. That's better than propagating a system that could lead to accidental or unwise war. |
| Date | 20:49:22, August 23, 2006 CET | From | Country Labor Party | To | Debating the The WMD Usage Policy Act of 2272 |
| Message | We have a no-first-use policy. If all nations followed that, your goal would be achieved. Unilateral disarmament is potential suicide. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 164 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 320 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 115 |
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