Nairobi Doctrine

A proposal for the UN's Federation-facing metastrategy[1].

The Nairobi Doctrine Article I: It shall be the highest priority and overriding goal of the United Nations to establish an extrasolar colony in a system that is under the sole control and of the UN. This system should be defended and patrolled to ensure the highest security for critical assets, intelligence and infrastructure. Such assets should be shipped to this system at the earliest possible opportunity. Any system protected by the UN in this way shall be designated a Restricted System.

Article II: While Sol may remain the cultural, spiritual, and administrative hub of the UN, the possibility of hostile or aggressive elements within the Federation and unaligned parties necessitates that it should not be the research, manufacturing, industrial, or shipbuilding hub of the UN.

Article III: The sanctity and safety of life on Earth and the Solar colonies, and the natural beauty and scientific importance of planets of the Sol system must be respected. No conflict in Sol may result in planetary bombardment with nuclear weapons or mass drivers. This article shall only apply to planets, moons, and dwarf planets; it shall not apply to asteroids or comets.

Article IV: While the UN may choose to allow unaligned or non-UN colonies within its sphere of influence, it shall not do so within a Restricted System.

Article V: Any military vessel entering a Restricted System without express prior permission may be intercepted and is subject to seizure, boarding, or destruction, at the discretion of UN. This article shall only apply to military vessels and includes military controlled freighters or colony ships. Civilian vessels may otherwise travel freely but must abide by any applicable laws including local, planetary, system, UN, or interstellar law as appropriate.

Article VI: The UN's long-term research goals shall be directed primarily towards those technologies necessary to achieve the goals listed in Articles I and II.

Article VII: Department heads and administrators shall devote sufficient industrial resources as necessary to further the goals of this Doctrine.