[MERCS] Weapons available

G'day,

> Mercenary units are not allowed weapons of mass

While I understand the logic, would it be enforceable? Or is this another
facet of the "merc roster" that was being discussed a while back?

Cheers

On 17-Apr-02 at 03:39, Beth.Fulton@csiro.au (Beth.Fulton@csiro.au)
wrote:
> G'day,

It's one of those, "depends on assumptions". I'm assuming mercenaries are
licensed by governments. A mercenary unit licensed by the big 4 would probably
be under such a restriction. I can't see the major powers wanting weapons of
mass destruction out from under government control.

As for enforcement it would be simple, failure to follow your charter would be
punishable by anything from a fine up to loss of ticket and confiscation of
all equipment and prosecution of the top level
of officers _and_ everyone involved for conspiracy to use weapons
of mass destruction. It would be possible to violate the law but the penalties
if an inspection caught the illegal weapons rather severe.

As for a corporate mercenary company, as long as they kept it well enough
hidden they would probably do as they saw fit.

> > Mercenary units are not allowed weapons of mass

Roger:
> As for a corporate mercenary company, as long as they kept it

"We saw a surface-to-orbit missile with anti-matter warhead in the
subway, don't know how it got there and we didn't want to move it, I guess
someone set it off, eh?" Traveller campaign, 1982

> --- Roger Books <books@jumpspace.net> wrote:

> As for a corporate mercenary company, as long as

Depends on the strength of corporations in your background.

And there is no way they could deniably _use_ them.
The political fallout would be pretty heavy if it were discovered they were
stockpiled. If they used them, it could mean the end of the corporation.

John said:
> Depends on the strength of corporations in your

Also depends on the circumstances and who you're paying attention to.
If--to take a *purely* theoretical example--an OU merc force in AE
emply dropped a small antimatter warhead on an isolated IF naval outpost, the
reaction in the UN would be unfavorable but the NAC might well feel "well,
they had it coming to them, and there was no collateral casualties, so let's
not make a fuss over it, besides Rugby

> --- Laserlight <laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote:

> Also depends on the circumstances and who you're

Space is much like water was postulated to be back in
the 60s-80s.  IE: No one will get that excited about
it. Use them in a biosphere, and things are much different.

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> On 17-Apr-02 at 23:48, John Atkinson (johnmatkinson@yahoo.com) wrote:

The best way to use bio/nuke/A-M weapons is to "give"
them to the people who hired you and after use let it fall on the local
government. Deny everything.

I still think you will get caught, but that's just IMNSHO.