Nuclear weapons in Nouvelle Alexandrie
Nouvelle Alexandrie maintained a national nuclear deterrent until 1744 AN, when it completed the elimination of its arsenal under the Dorado Convention. The Federation declared a stockpile of 291 warheads when it ratified the Convention in 1734 AN, the third largest declared under the treaty after those of Floria and Natopia. Since disarmament, Nouvelle Alexandrie has been a non-nuclear-weapon state. It retains a civil nuclear energy program under the National Nuclear Laboratory and hosts the Micras Disarmament Commission in Dorado.
Arsenal
The nuclear deterrent was managed jointly by the Department of Energy and Environment and the Department of Defense. Enriched uranium for the weapons program came from the Rimarima Nuclear Facility, the Federation's principal enrichment site, operated by the National Nuclear Laboratory. Rimarima ceased military production in 1724 AN, a decade before the Federation committed to disarmament, and has produced only low-enriched uranium for civil use since. At its peak, the declared stockpile stood at 291 warheads.
Disarmament
The Dorado Convention was convened in response to the Shiro-Benacian Cold War and the Streïur uis Faïren, which involved a nuclear exchange that killed millions in Benacia. Together with its Tripartite Pact partners Natopia and Oportia, the Federation organized the disarmament conference in Dorado, Islas de la Libertad, from 1.II.1734 AN to 12.II.1734 AN. Premier Marissa Santini led the New Alexandrian delegation, joined by Secretary of State Morissa Baumann and Special Envoy for Nuclear Disarmament Gregory Twain.
The Convention bound each signatory to eliminate its nuclear arsenal within ten years of ratification, in phased reductions verified by the Micras Disarmament Commission. Nouvelle Alexandrie ratified the treaty in 1734 AN and reduced its declared stockpile from 291 warheads to 230 by 1736 AN, 110 by 1739 AN, and 22 by 1742 AN. The final warheads were dismantled in 1744 AN, meeting the treaty's ten-year deadline. The Commission, headquartered in Dorado, verified each stage through inspections, audits, and annual compliance reports.
Civil nuclear program
The Dorado Convention preserves the right of its signatories to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The National Nuclear Laboratory, founded in 1692 AN, is the agency of the Department of Energy and Environment that operates the Federation's civil nuclear research and power program, including the fission reactor fleet and the National Nuclear Fusion Reactor under construction near Parap. Nuclear power supplied more than 11 percent of the Federation's annual power generation by 1715 AN.
