Treaty of Shanbally
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| Treaty for the End of Nuclear Armament Proliferation in the World | |
|---|---|
| Signed | 1 August 1965 |
| Location | Shanbally, Caldia |
| Effective | 1 January 1968 |
| Condition | Ratification by Chervolesia, Estmere, Nuxica, Narozalica, Senria, Swetania, Werania, and at least 25 other nations. |
| Parties | 97 |
| Depositaries | Government of Caldia |
| Languages | Estmerish, Floren, Gaullican, Narodyn, Senrian, Weranic, Xiaodongese, and Yavorstri |
The Treaty for the End of Nuclear Armament Proliferation in the World, conventionally known as the Treaty of Shanbally, is a treaty drafted in the eponymous city with the aim of reducing, and where possible eliminating, the proliferation and growth of existing nuclear stockpiles in the world. It aims to prevent the further spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology and instead promote cooperation between nations in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and technology. Negotiations first began in 1961 after worlds emerging nuclear powers conducted a series of successful tests. It was negotiated by temporary Community of Nations Special Committee on Disarmament based in Garrafrauns, Caldia.
The treaty opened for signature in 1965 after almost three years of negotiations. It entered into force in 1968. More governments have adhered to the Treaty of Shanbally than any other agreement regarding arms limitation and disarmament. The only nation that has never accepted the treaty is Xiaodong, which possess nuclear weapons that are not legally sanctioned.
The treaty defines nuclear states as those that have built, tested, and stockpiled nuclear devices before 30 September 1964. Nuclear weapons states are officially recognized by the Community of Nations and are considered to be the only states to posses nuclear weapons in accordance with international law. These states are Chervolesia, Estmere, Narozalica, Nuxica, Senria, Swetania, and Werania. Negotiations almost collapsed following Senria's successful nuclear test on 21 September 1964. The Senrian government was criticized of trying to legally gain status as a nuclear state despite actively working to help draft a treaty with the aim of disarmament. While at the time the treaty was proposed there were predictions that there would be 15-20 states with nuclear weapons within 20 years, only Xiaodong is confirmed posses nuclear weapons without lawful status. Zorasan has been accused of working to develop nuclear weapons technology, but these allegations have not yet been proven.
History
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Criticism
The Treaty of Shanbally has been criticized for allowing so many states to maintain a nuclear arsenal in line with international law. Under the terms of the treaty, the six nations who developed, tested, and stockpiled nuclear weapons prior to 30 September 1964. Proponents of nuclear disarmament have argued allowing so many nations to maintain internationally sanctioned stockpiles.
The decision to recognize Senria as a nuclear state also caused controversy. Senria successfully conducted a nuclear test on 24 September 1964, three years after negotiations began.
While the treaty is considered to be successful in deterring other states from pursing a nuclear capacity, it has been criticized for not having provisions to sufficiently address the development of nuclear devices by non-signatories. Sydney Allen, a prominent Estmerish anti-nuclear activist, has argued the treaty should have outlined steps all signatories would take in the event that a non-signatory successfully tested or stockpiled nuclear weapons. In the case of Xiaodong, Allen has stated all signatory states should have been required by the treaty to place sanctions on Xiaodong.
Xiaodong, the only state who has refused to sign the Treaty, argues that the Treaty was written with the intention to "freeze" the international system so that the most powerful states of 1965 would be able to indefinitely continue military and political dominance through exclusive access to nuclear weapons and thereby have the ability to threaten other states. Xiaodong has stated it would only sign the treaty if the currently recognised nuclear states commit and make concrete steps towards multilateral disarmament, stating that it would be pointless for Xiaodong to unilaterally disarm if the vast majority of nuclear warheads remained in operation. However this stance has been criticised as the estimated nuclear warheads Xiaodong possesses are believed to be one of the largest stockpiles on the planet. Template:Kylaris