Nuclear weapons in the International Democratic Union

Nuclear weapons, including both strategic and tactical varieties, are maintained by numerous sovereign states on Earth in the International Democratic Union, with varying numbers of warheads and delivery capabilities. Although the SALIENT Treaty has largely been successful in constraining the size of nuclear arsenals, the lack of a major anti-proliferation treaty or norm against proliferation has lead to the widespread development of state nuclear programs. Nuclear testing, meanwhile, is constrained by the International Agreement on the Limitation of Nuclear Testing. Nuclear weapons have only once been used in wartime, with the 1998 Atomic Decimation in Iskiram during the Iskiram War of Unity. The Decimation resulted in the death of over 136,000 people, many of them civilians, in the city of Foujil.

The worldwide Anti-nuclear movement, which seeks to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in existence due to its threat to human life and the biosphere, has existed for decades.

History

Darya Paperclip, first detonation

Nuclear Arms Control

SALIENT Treaty

The Strategic Arms Limitation Imposition for Emerging Nuclear Technologies (SALIENT) Treaty, ratified in 1974, is a global treaty limiting the size of strategic nuclear arms stockpiles. Under the treaty, states which possessed nuclear weapons as of January 1st, 1974 were limited to a cap of 300 nuclear warheads, while nations afterwards were limited to 200 warheads. Treaty signatories are also subject to inspections by IONC (International Organization for Nuclear Cooperation) inspectors.

This treaty is the most significant component of the global nuclear arms control regime.

New SALIENT

New SALIENT was an attempt to achieve multilateral nuclear disarmament via a proposed plan for nuclear states possessing over 60 warheads to slash their stockpiles by 40%. Talks, held in New Liverpool, Slokais Islands in 2011 at the behest of Laeralian President Nicholas Brennan ultimately failed to reach a final agreement.

International Agreement on the Limitation of Nuclear Testing

The IALNT, which bans nuclear testing in the atmosphere, in space, and underwater, was prompted by fears of environmental radiation contamination, and was initially ratified by six nuclear powers in 1983 and has achieved widespread adoption in subsequent decades.

The Matriarchy of Kerlile refused to adopt the treaty due to the relative infancy of their nuclear program compared with other nuclear powers.

Nuclear Weapon Capabilities by Country

No-first-use policies: Huenya.

Nuclear Weapon Capabilities by Country

Country	Strategic Warheads		Tactical Warheads		First Test		Number of Tests	Treaty Status		Delivery Methods	Notes
	Total	Deployed	Total	Deployed	Date	Site		SALIENT	IALNT
Kerlile	15	0			1999-03-13	Restricted Region, Kerlile		Non-signatory		Strategic bomber
Laeral	140	64			1970-02-28	Yihui Valley, Xueyan SAR		Ratified		Submarine, strategic bomber
Libertas Omnium Maximus	50	16			1966-06-26	Cambria Desert, Cambria		Ratified		Ballistic missile	Allegedly violated IALNT in a 1989 test
Novella Islands								Ratified	Ratified	Nuclear triad