Existence Doctrine
Overview
A strategic stance assumed by Atla during the Dark Decade and later by GATA during The Reconstruction. The Existence Doctrine holds that all other interests and concerns are subordinate to ensuring the continuation of human civilization. The First Quorum was established with GATA's founding to hold this priority paramount and marshal the fledgling's nations power and resources to its end.
When a deliberation's consequences do not threaten humanity’s continued existence, GATA's leadership is free to consider other factors when making decisions, especially rights, regulations and human flourishing.
History
The Existence Doctrine gave GATA exhaustive flexibility and emergency powers, permitting leadership to act decisively and utilize the full arsenal of technologies, weapons, and human resources at their disposal. Some of the most incredible feats of science and engineering were accomplished during this period.
Many reported technologies seen during the Existence Doctrine’s time were developed by the Research Corps and ALTAR special programs, and have not been seen in action since the end of the Reconstruction era. Some since-paradigmed technology matches eye-witness accounts from the Dark Decade and Reconstruction, giving historians some sense of just how early some of GATA’s most transformative technologies were really developed.
Controversy
Critics pointed out the irony that GATA was ostensibly founded on the principals of the New Dawn Accords while simultaneously operating under a different set of rules. This tension led to a political swell that was reinforced by external pressure from its partner states, eventually resulting in the Morning Light Summit.
For the duration of the Existence Doctrine, bizarre rumors spread about the discoveries and new technologies emerging from the depths of GATA's top secret research facilities.
The End of the Existence Doctrine
Since the end of the Reconstruction at the close of the 21st century, the Existence Doctrine has no longer been in effect in GATA, leaving other priorities to drive GATA decision making.
As a result, many of the technologies and machinery used during The Reconstruction are no longer permitted for use within GATA, while others have been selectively paradigmed within certain districts. Across Greater Atla, the abandoned remnants of great constructions and old Decommissioning Yards tell the tale of GATA's relinquished progress, all for the sake of a greater order.
Even still, the specter of its mythologized “secret advanced technology” derived from the mysterious Found Objects has proven immensely useful for GATA in projecting its power politically without having to reveal its true capabilities.
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