Topic: 2025 – No First Use Policies and Nuclear Disarmament
Country: Philippines
Delegate Name: Evan Puzzuoli
The delegation of the Philippines acknowledges the critical issue of potential Nuclear Weapons usage. We believe that it poses a plethora of consequences, none of which are good for human development or the overall good of humanity. If we choose not to act right now, the usage, supply, and number of Nuclear Weapons will only proliferate, continuing to kill our people. We have taken many steps to ensure the safety of our people. We believe that collaboration on this topic is vital for the assurance of safety of not just our people, but the people of the world. We look forward to discussing this pressing issue with the rest of the committee in hopes of finding a solution that will protect our friends, family, and children.
Nuclear Weapons are potentially the largest threat facing humanity today due to their long range capabilities and blast radius. These weapons are considered indiscriminate which means there is no possible way for them to avoid civilian death. These weapons allow for a country to decide to destroy an entire country. While the argument of mutually assured destruction is in play, it fails to account for the fact that these weapons are giving far too much power to a singular government. This argument also fails to realize that government officials do not always act in the best interest of their citizens, so a country’s citizens should not be killed due to decisions made by their officials. Many countries agree with the fact that nuclear weapons should not be used, however many countries have not yet agreed to The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in which countries agree to not to transfer nuclear weapons. Currently, no nuclear powers have agreed to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which has countries agree to cease making nuclear weapons and decommission current inventories of nuclear weapons. Many countries are taking a stand on their own such as a “No First Use Policy” in which a country agrees not to attack first with nuclear weapons such as China, another example is the START Policy between Russia and the United States which limits the amount of nuclear weapons.
The delegation of the Philippines has taken drastic steps to attempt to ensure the safety of humanity. One example of this is signing in 2018, ratifying in early 2021, and enforcing in mid 2021 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The delegation of the Philippines is steadfast in continuing its set precedent of being an anti nuclear weapons state that has never and will never have any nuclear weapons within it boarder even if it is for another country. The delegation of the Philippines is motivated to ensure that no country has nuclear weapons and will continue its role as an anti nuclear weapons advocate.
The delegation of the Philippines is committed to the further disarmament of nuclear weapons for all countries and are unwavering on ensuring the safety of the citizens of the world. We believe that now is the time to act, and we feel that we as a whole must unite and take action to ensure the safety and continuity of humanity. Now is the time to act; this may very well be our last chance.
https://www.icanw.org/philippines
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/politics/us-russia-nuclear-treaty
https://glica.org/glimun/committees/nuclear-use-and-disarmament/
