Topic: Measures to Prevent Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction
Country: Micronesia
Delegate Name: Joe Mangum
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Micronesia position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
As the delegate of the Federate States of Micronesia, I’d like to first acknowledge that fact that the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) has increased greatly from their first use. For most countries their worst nightmare is being attacked by one the WMD and the attack have devastating effects on the economy, both within in their country and on also on a global scale, and their citizens health. But a problem that needs to be addressed is also the opposite. There are stockpiles of WMD in countries that aren’t being touched, and that can also be very scary. The scariest part of it is that lack of control some of these governments have over these stockpiles. The WMD could easily be taken by rebel groups and used with devastating effects. As a country with four states how are manly protected by the Unites States, we don’t feel as in danger as some other countries. This is still a pressing issue that needs to be dealt with. We do not think that the creation of agencies is the answer but using preexisting ones like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) whose purpose outlined in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is to “Nuclear security issues relating to the prevention and detection of, and response to, theft, sabotage, unauthorized access and illegal transfer or other malicious acts involving nuclear material and other radioactive substances and their associated facilities are addressed in the IAEA Nuclear Security Series publications”. This utilization of the preexisting agency will save funds and also take less time to put into place the actions we agree upon in committee. We would like to see better control of the stock piles and more efficient border patrol to reduce the chances of these WMD leaving countries or even before, that getting stolen. This is defiantly a matter of national security and should be handled with the upmost urgency and care to create the best possible solution for this problem.
