Establishment+of+a+nuclear-weapon-free+zone+in+the+region+of+the+Middle+East

Iraq, a country recovering slowly from war wounds and destruction, is a full supporter of having nuclear free Middle East. Iraq, as an Arab nation, sees disgustingly blatant hypocrisy in the world's condemning of Iran's alleged nuclear weapon's program and its dismissal of Israel's arsenal. This arsenal poses a dangerous threat to the security of the Middle East and the stability of the region. Iraq sees the use of weaponry as a method of determent as an outdated strategy that trumps diplomacy and peace efforts. Iraq believes that it is no longer the era where we have to communicate by the language of the gun. Therefore, Iraq firmly supports the efforts behind a Nuclear Free Middle East zone that complies with the NPT and the IAEA's wishes for salvaging Nuclear energy in only peaceful manners. Iraq sees a challenge in the implementation of this in mainly two distinct challenges. One is the definition of the 'Middle East', being very broad and not generally agreed upon. Iraq's policy defines the middle east in the modern sense of Egypt on the far-western reaches and Iran on the far-eastern reaches, including the Gulf area and extending to Syria and Iraq at the north. Another challenge that we see is the refusal or resistance of nuclear-harboring countries to give up their own weaponry as a means of defense. Iraq views this as the biggest obstacle to general concensus as Israel and the United States have been fervent at rejecting any notions of Israel's demilitarization. Yet Iraq sees those challenges as imminent to overcome, and we do believe in the feasibility of the implementation of a Nuclear-Free Middle East Zone.

1. Strongly requests the gradual nuclear demilitarization of the Middle East to be completed by 2012; given that this demilitarization: a) would be monitored by the IAEA and in accordance with the NPT b) would not compromise Israel's international security as it could rely on conventional measure to ensure security c) would allow Israel to fully acknowledge its possession of Nuclear weapons and thus commence demilitarization d) would correspond with an exhaustive discontinuation of Israel's Nuclear weapons program

2. Demands all middle eastern nations to take a strong stance against a WMDFZ until all efforts of a NWFZ are realized, in preparation for a mutual demilitarization, and this is to ensure: a) That the understanding of the tension in the Middle East situation is not unilateral on the side of the Arab states only, and therfore; i. It would be partial and discriminative to declare a WMDFZ and not a NWFZ, giving Israel the clear upper hand ii. emphasize to those within the reason that there is a schism in this matter, and not until that schism is realized will this be resolved ii. ensure that the resolution of this issue be completed multi-lateral, inclusive, and democratic with regards whole spectrum of policies within the region iii. emphasize that attempts at resolving the issue with force or unilateralism on either side will inevitably deter peace efforts and fail at decreasing tension

3. Strongly recommends that talks of NW/WMDFZ be realized as of little significance to the region as long as perturbing conflicts still linger on without being addressed, thus it is imperative that such negotiations and agreements on this issue be coupled with their counterpart in crucial issues native to the Middle East as a whole such as, but not limited to: a) The Arab-Israeli conflict b) Gaza Crisis c) The restoration of war-torn nations d) Major cultural, political, and territorial disputes.