Difference between revisions of "The Battle of the Thermometers"
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| − | '''The Battle of the Thermometers''' was a small-scale naval conflict involving several nations, but principly involving [[Gruenberg]], [[Kjata Major]] and [[McKagan]]. | + | '''The Battle of the Thermometers''' was a small-scale naval conflict involving several nations, but principly involving [[Gruenberg]], [[Kjata Major]] and [[McKagan]]. |
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| − | The Battle of the Thermometers was initiated by the controversial interpretation of UN Resolution #74, '[[The Law of the Sea]]', by the Gruenberg State Department for UN Affairs. | + | The Battle of the Thermometers was initiated by the controversial interpretation of UN Resolution #74, '[[The Law of the Sea]]', by the Gruenberg State Department for UN Affairs. The first operative clause of this piece of legislation lays out mechanics for maritime claims, specifically stating that 'all areas of sea more than 20 kilometres from an internationally recognised settled landmass or scientific research station are described as international waters'. |
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| + | Given the importance of the fishing business to Gruenberg's economy, Gruenberg attempted to extend its sovereign waters beyond that standard 20 km areas in the Bays of Abzhan-Rejak and Solitude by use of the provision for claiming waters within 20 km of any scientific research stations. This had been thought by some UN members to be an impractical loophole to exploit, given the prohibitive expense of funding a network of such installations. However, as the Resolution does not define what constitutes a scientific research station, Lori Jiffjeff, the legal attache to Gruenberg's UN delegation, convinced the State Department of Marine Affairs that any form of scientific equipment, no matter how basic, could constitute such a station. | ||
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| + | As such, Gruenberg announced to the international community that it was establishing of network of 'National Scientific Research Stations' (NSRS). | ||
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[[Category:Wars]] | [[Category:Wars]] | ||
[[Category:Gruenberg]] | [[Category:Gruenberg]] | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 21 August 2005
The Battle of the Thermometers was a small-scale naval conflict involving several nations, but principly involving Gruenberg, Kjata Major and McKagan.
BACKGROUND
The Battle of the Thermometers was initiated by the controversial interpretation of UN Resolution #74, 'The Law of the Sea', by the Gruenberg State Department for UN Affairs. The first operative clause of this piece of legislation lays out mechanics for maritime claims, specifically stating that 'all areas of sea more than 20 kilometres from an internationally recognised settled landmass or scientific research station are described as international waters'.
Given the importance of the fishing business to Gruenberg's economy, Gruenberg attempted to extend its sovereign waters beyond that standard 20 km areas in the Bays of Abzhan-Rejak and Solitude by use of the provision for claiming waters within 20 km of any scientific research stations. This had been thought by some UN members to be an impractical loophole to exploit, given the prohibitive expense of funding a network of such installations. However, as the Resolution does not define what constitutes a scientific research station, Lori Jiffjeff, the legal attache to Gruenberg's UN delegation, convinced the State Department of Marine Affairs that any form of scientific equipment, no matter how basic, could constitute such a station.
As such, Gruenberg announced to the international community that it was establishing of network of 'National Scientific Research Stations' (NSRS).
