- Governments are divided between which countries have claims to Antarctic territories
- Many argue for the preservation of Antarctica as a scientific haven without land claims
- A bloc forms under the unified goal of nuking Antarctica altogether
- Countries unite under the preservation of penguins
The Atlantic Treaty System Committee has resolved and compromised on the issue of resource extraction, now moving to its next topic on national sovereignty. Upon opening debate, countries are quick to spark engaging and contentious debate, with a few governments considering the complete elimination of Antarctica altogether.
In a bold speech from Estonia, the idea to nuke and entirely wipe out Antarctic territories was brought to light. Estonia, alongside South Korea, Uruguay, and several others, firmly believe in the benefits that the annihilation will supposedly bring to the economies of all countries within the Antarctic Treaty System. Their proposal to “Control, alt, delete” Antarctica, as said by Uruguay, stems from circular debate regarding countries’ rights to claims over the continent.
“This way,” Estonia asserts, “no singular country has claims to Antarctica…If we can’t have it, no one can.”
The radical bloc’s plan includes extracting all resources and profitable material from Antarctica, then distributing it evenly among member countries. Though, it seems that the bloc is not entirely unanimous in its decided allocation of the profits, as South Korea promises that “all money will go straight to creating the biggest bomb in history.”
While Estonia’s speech has undoubtedly met some controversy, much of the committee is also against China’s and Russia’s calls for new territorial claims and sovereignty given to certain countries. As the heated debate steadily progresses, the committee remains divided and has yet to collectively agree on a solution. Achieving shared perspectives among all participating countries is challenging and rare, with the exception of one unifying goal: to save the penguins.