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Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:03 pm
by Cormac
Debris Prevention
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental | Industry Affected: Manufacturing | Proposed by: Defwa

Description: SEEKING to protect access to space for all nations

DISTRESSED by the rapidly increasing accumulation of debris in orbit

RECOGNIZING that prolonged accumulation of debris in orbit can impede space travel and orbital operations

RESOLVING to reduce the amount of debris in orbit

INSTRUCTS member nations to have systems in place to certify the compliance of objects planned to be launched into orbit with the guidelines of this resolution

REQUIRES member nations to take all action necessary to prevent the launch of objects from their territory into orbit that have not been certified as compliant with this resolution, allowing exceptions only when loss of life would occur as a result of such actions

In order to reduce the quantity of potentially harmful debris in orbit, all objects launched into space must have the following abilities and are required to take the following actions

A- To Deorbit in one of the following fashions prior to becoming nonfunctional:
1- Complete deterioration into non damaging remains during descent and prior to collision
2- Landing or collision in international waters, unclaimed undeveloped territory, or the territory of nations that consent to the collision or landing
3- Entering into a junk orbit assigned by WASP
4- Any method that removes the object from the vicinity of the body it previously orbited without harming other artificial objects in orbit

B- To Maneuver in order to avoid other objects in orbit in order to prevent damage of property

STATES that WASP will take into account the desires and needs of the relevant nations when assigning a junk orbit and will not contradict orbital classifications around a celestial body created by any entity representing, with consent of the governed, all nations on that body

CLARIFIES that this resolution will not impede or restrict the rights of nations to do battle in space so long as all damage done is part of a declared act of war against the owner of the object, the nation the object was launched from, or if the object services or benefits the enemy
Voting Options

Aye/For: For the resolution.
Nay/Against: Against the resolution.
Abstain: The Pharaoh should abstain from voting.
Present: You're personally abstaining.

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:06 pm
by Cormac
This will likely go to vote in about six hours, though it hasn't quite made quorum yet. I think it will before major.

While I think this is an international issue, I don't like some of the provisions -- particularly the requirement that damage done to enemy objects in space must be "part of a declared act of war," which seems unnecessarily burdensome on WA member nations.

Against.

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:07 pm
by Vaculatestar
Against.

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:54 pm
by Ike
For. The provision you mentioned Cormac, I think is fair. I mean, you're probably already breaking some sort of international law by launching a surprise attack without a formal declaration of war. In fact, if that legislation doesn't exist, I think we should write it.

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:46 pm
by Cormac
1-2-0.

Lodged a vote against, subject to change depending on votes here.

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:29 am
by Vaculatestar
Idk Casmir, if someone launches a surprise attack on another nation are they actually going to care what the WA thinks? :P

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 7:56 am
by Ike
Of course not, but that's what condemnations are for, even if they don't really do anything.

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:59 am
by Andrew
hmm.......id say against

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:03 pm
by Dead Account
against

Ma'at Kheru: Debris Prevention

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:55 pm
by Cormac
1-4-0