War Document

I. Military Structure

a. The Bel Air military will be led by the Master of Army, Intelligence and Murder (MAIM). This person will have final say in all military decisions within the alliance except those defined in this document or the Bel Air Charter.

b. The military organization will be broke down into battalions by nation strength. Each battalion will be lead by a Commander. These Commanders will be chosen by the Master of Army, Intelligence and Murder (MAIM). This commander will be charged with maintaining the readiness of the battalion and will be required to stay active on the Bel Air IRC. The Commander will also be required to keep at least one fire team active that will be able to perform a proper staggered attack within the next update from the order. The Commander may also chose a Assistant if needed to maintain readiness.

II. Refusal to obey orders

a. Every member has the right and duty of refusal to obey illegal orders. Any order which is in violation of that charter, an addendum or an active treaty of the Bel Air, or is given by a member who has no right to give them, is considered illegal by definition of this document.

b. Failure to follow legal orders will result in a court-martial before a jury appointed by the King. Shall the member be found guilty of cowardice or dishonorable behavior, the punishment for this can be up to and including expulsion and ZI. Outstanding debts have to be paid back by the nation in question as soon as possible.

III. Nuclear Policy

a. The Bel Air arsenal of nuclear weapons will be maintained to defend the alliance. The use of nuclear weapons in a FIRST STRIKE capacity is authorized under this document.

b. The use of nuclear weapons in individual wars will be restricted to retaliatory strikes.

c. A nuclear attack is defined as a missile strike and/ or the spying of weapons of mass destruction. The threat of use of nuclear weapons can also be defined as a nuclear attack on a case by case basis.

IV. Tech Raid Policy

a. To maintain the rights of individual nation tech raiding will be permitted under strict guidelines.

i. ALL targets must first be PM'd to the War Minister, King or Regent. You must wait for approval before declaring.
ii. A target will not be a member of an alliance. An alliance is considered an AA that has 15+ members and/or has a valid protection treaty.
iii. As we are a member of the pink team we feel its counter to our goals to attack nations on the pink team. This will be strictly enforced.
iv. Tech raids will be limited to 2 ground attacks then peace sent. If the nation refuses peace then 2 more GA may be sent. If target retaliates then use of full force is authorized.
v. You raid at your own risk and should you be overtaken by your target you may request diplomatic, military or monetary assistance from the alliance, we are within our right to refuse this aid. It will be determined on a case by case basis.

UPDATED TECH RAID POLICY: 10/14/09