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The Regional Nation of The Northern Light.
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GA resolution Repeal Nuclear Arms Possession Act
Ministry Review
Written by 
Sil Dorsett
Repealing the "Nuclear Arms Possession Act" presents the General Assembly with two different options depending on voters' views on nuclear weapons.
For those who believe in the retention of nuclear weapons, repealing GA #10 provides an opportunity to lay down a replacement resolution, which the author of this repeal is preparing, to help clean up the language of GA #10 and reduce ambiguity. The debate over what defines the "wrong hands" can be put aside with a resolution that clearly defines acceptable parameters for the sale and transfer of weapons. However, the drafting of the replacement resolution has not been completed, which means a successful repeal would leave the fate of nuclear weapons vulnerable to the other option, disarmament.
Repealing GA #10 also provides an opportunity for those supporting nuclear disarmament to pass a resolution in their favor, since the possession of nuclear weapons would no longer be guaranteed by a World Assembly resolution, and GA #10 would no longer serve as a blocker for the outlawing of nuclear weapons under the Contradiction Rule. Also, if the repeal author's replacement resolution makes it out of the drafting stage, it may also contain provisions for the limitation of stockpiling of weapons, if it can't outright ban them.
For these reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs asks voters to consider their own personal views on the matter with the information provided and vote accordingly.
