Topic: Measures to Prevent Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction
Country: Ecuador
Delegate Name: Karl Hillenbrand
School: Fishers High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Ecuador position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
Ecuador would like to state that it supports the ideas and movement of the United Nation to eliminate weapons of mass destruction and the push to stop the spread of these weapons. Ecuador would also like to state that the problem at hand is one of the international committee and that no one area can be eliminated in this issue. Ecuador believes that this issue involves mainly the areas that contain nuclear weapons but can be supported by countries that do not have nuclear weapons. These areas that contain nuclear weapons should be transparent in their stockpiles and where they are contained so that the international committee can look further into protecting these areas from terrorist activities. Countries with uncertain political or militaristic problems should be focused on and questioned on the safeguards that are being put into place to protect these weapons in the community.
Ecuador has eliminated all nuclear weapon stockpiles and capabilities in the country of Ecuador itself and are now using nuclear technology for power plants in the country. Ecuador is a strong member of the treaty of Tlatelolco and are active members in its formation and in keeping the treaty up to date. Ecuador is a constitutionally mandated zone of peace, condemning the development and use of weapons of mass destruction and is not a supporter of countries not part of a committee to eliminate nuclear weapons. Ecuador approves of many ideas brought forth by the United Nations and agrees with its clear goals and objectives. Ecuador takes part in votes for disarmament and supports most ideas from the United Nations. Ecuador also approves of movements to safeguard areas that are unable to proficiently protect their nuclear weapon stockpiles and until any agreement towards complete elimination of nuclear weapons that measures should be taken to protect these sites from funds outside the domestic scene. Ecuador is part of the nuclear weapon-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean, and regretted that the conference that met in 2012 to create a zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, have not been made. Ecuador believes that the policies of the treaty of Tlatelolco can be applied to the Middle Eastern area.
Ecuador believes that all nuclear stockpiles in any country should have a complete layout of the safeguards in place to guard these facilities and if they are not guarded sufficiently that they are either protected by outside officials or the measures in place are improved by the country that has control over the weapons. Ecuador also is against any movement of nuclear weapons and that any trade of nuclear devices are for peaceful measures. Ecuador also believes that any state that is unable to protect its borders from outside states and has nuclear weapons should be sent away or disarmed in that country. Ecuador also agrees with the United Nations on recent policies of disarmament but does not agree with the power to negotiate to be moved outside the committee. Ecuador agrees with all the policies of how to disarm Nuclear devices and where these devices are disarmed agreeing with the international community on this topic.
