Forum: Disarmament Committee

Question of: Evaluating measures to reduce the production of nuclear weapons

Main Submitter: Japan

Co-Submitters: Turkey, Germany, Israel, Holy See, Saudi Arabia, Lebanonon, Netherlands, Sweden, Chile, Greece, Mexico, Afganistan, Angola, Uganda, ILO, Interpol
Aware of the fact that there are an estimated over 30,000 nuclear weapons, of which 1,500 are ready to be launched at this very moment and that have the power to destroy the world over 100 times,
Pointing out that the Federation of Russia has about 9000 known warheads while the United States of America has about 9600, which both are far above both countries’ needs,
Congratulates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) for its major contribution on non-proliferation, disarmament and peaceful use of nuclear energy,
Noting with deep concern the two atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of 1945 which caused the deaths of 220,000 civilians in total, and the Japanese people are still suffering from the terrible consequences of it,
Disturbed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s withdraw and refusal to comply with the contacts of NPT which proves North Korea’s possible covert strategy in nuclear weapon production,
Noting further that four non-parties to the NPT are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons: India, Pakistan and North Korea have openly tested and declared that they possess nuclear weapons, while Israel has had a policy of opacity regarding its own nuclear weapons program,
Emphasizing that there are 422 Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) in operation and 65 under construction all around the world,
Concerned that the vital materials used in the production of nuclear weapons such as uranium and plutonium are also used in nuclear power plants for energy generation,
Recalling that under the supervision and the guidance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), every state may invest in nuclear research in order to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes,
Aware of the probability that terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda and the Taliban may have the access to the nuclear weapons and technologies in order to use them for destructive purposes,
Welcoming all international actions and treaties against nuclear arming programs and proliferation,
1. Recommends, dismantling the stockpiled nuclear weapons from co-submitted countries and use the energy and materials that come from nuclear weapons in energy generating in power plants,
2. Urges the UN to constitute secure and transparent stockpiling in which the nuclear weapons of all the countries could be kept in a neutral area that can be decided by UN or the IAEA, and could be used in extreme cases under the supervision of the IAEA in order to,
a-)help the prevention of the threats and disasters coming from nuclear weapons,
b-)provide equality amongst all the member states,
c-)bace association between nations on honesty and amity,
d-)prevent hostile forces, such as terror acts by seizing nuclear weapons and also preventing them from;
i-)capturing any nuclear device or weapon.
ii-)placing nuclear materials on the black market,
iii-)developing their own nuclear technology and using it in their terrible acts
3. Further recommends the UN to expand the International Atomic Energy Agency’s authorization in monitoring and controlling nuclear facilities and nuclear export control capabilities by,
a-)increasing the number of safeguards,
b-)developing the global monitoring web,
c-)cooperating with local organizations during the inspection of nuclear facilities,
4. Asks the IAEA to extend its legal authority to a certain scope, without violating its members sovereignty and enfranchising them by:
a-)recognizing them and their policies,
b-)accepting Member States’ nuclear independent policies and not enforcing nuclear policies that they do not want to follow;
5. Suggests that in order to inform the people about the threats and dangers that are coming from the nuclear weapons, the UN should;
a-)raise the awareness of the citizens of both member and non-member states,
b-)try to convince the member states to allow the verification of peaceful uses of nuclear energy in energy generating instead of nuclear arming,
c-)inform countries about methods of improving the usage of nuclear energy safely with instructive forums,
6. Encourages all concerned states to cooperate against the marketing of nuclear technologies or materials from any signatory or non-signatory state of the NPT to another one.
7. Decides to remain actively seized on the matter.


SEMİH BAYRAKTAR
11 FEN A
MUNISH CONFERENCE
3 – 8 NOVEMBER The Hague / HOLLAND