Topic: 2026 – Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles
Country: Nigeria
Delegate Name: Jack Kolkema
Country: Federal Republic of Nigeria
School: Grand Haven
Committee: DISEC (A)
Topic: Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles
Nigeria does not currently possess any ballistic missiles or have any plan in the future to create them. Most internal efforts of the Nigerian government in terms of weapons have been to create conventional missiles, like anti-tank missiles. These are better suited to combat militant insurgency groups in the country. Even so, the Nigerian government has lately shown a lack of interest to develop more of these conventional missiles, nor does the government have sufficient resources to do so, therefore many of these conventional warfare missiles are stored at the Ikeja Cantonment Ammunition Transit Dump (ATD), meaning Nigeria does not possess large amounts of even smaller missiles like those today. Nigeria is committed to disarming ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles), as they are a signatory to many treaties regarding ICBMs and the warheads they typically carry, such as nuclear warheads, chemical warheads, and biological warheads.
In terms of international agreements, Nigeria is a signatory to the MTCR(Missile Technology Control Regime), an agreement that establishes a voluntary export control regime regarding the export or import of materials used to create chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons, all of the most common weapons used to create warheads for ICBMs. In addition, Nigeria is a signatory to the Treaty of Pelindaba, a treaty to ban all nuclear weapons from the continent of Africa, and is also a signatory to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a worldwide agreement where signatories promise to not create nuclear weapons. Nigeria is also a member of The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, A multinational agreement to curb the rapid proliferation of ICBMs.
Nigeria is a member of the AU (African Union), and this body views Ballistic missiles as a threat to the continent, whether from the outside or from the inside, and seeks to remove the few ballistic missiles on the continent, the few that are in Africa are primarily located in Egypt and South Africa, in order to keep themselves “safe”. This conflict of interest could put the AU under stress. Nigeria would much rather countries use their rocket technology to further space exploration and use them for scientific purposes, as they plan to launch a manned rocket into space by 2030, and have previously launched a few satellites into orbit. To understand how Nigeria plans to move forward, our plan is to help or create a resolution that emphasizes disarmament and stops proliferation of all ICBMs by showcasing the people of the world the horrors that nukes can force upon our world, therefore rallying popular support from the people inside the nations to denuclearise their own country. Nigeria also encourages regional security through conventional methods like diplomacy over weapons buildup or brinksmanship, and an emphasis on repurposing the ICBMs for scientific purposes.
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