Treaty of Junius - Definition and Overview

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In the storyline of Gundam Seed, the Treaty of Junius is the treaty that ended the Bloody Valentine War.

By the start of Cosmic Era 72, the Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and the Clyne Faction (also known as the Three Ships Alliance) had reached a stalemate. The Alliance's nuclear stockpile was destroyed, as was the ZAFT GENESIS superweapon. More importantly, the instigators of the final days of the war - Blue Cosmos leader Multa Azrael, ZAFT Supreme Council Chairman Patrick Zala, and rogue ZAFT commander Rau Le Creuset - were killed in action. Parties amendable to peace were now in control of the major factions. On March 10, CE 72, representitives of the three major factions met at the ruins of Junius Seven, to sign a formal treaty ending the war.

The Treaty of Junius specifically outlined several points:

• The territory of the Orb Union, seized by the Alliance during the Battle of Orb, is to revert back to Orb control.
• Orb is forbidden to transfer any military technology (either in arms shipments or aid) to either the Alliance or ZAFT.
• Several technologies (most notably N-Jammer technology and the Mirage Colloid) are prohibited.
• Nuclear-powered mobile suit development is forbidden.

In addition to the treaty, a black marble monument was placed upon the ruins of Junius Seven on March 10, to both honor those who perished in the Bloody Valentine Incident and as a pledge by the signitories of the treaty to protect the peace. Ultimately, the treaty fails because it did not declare Blue Cosmos a terrorist organization - this allowed the reminants to rebuild their powerbase in the Atlantic Federation and manipulate events to allow them a chance to eliminate ZAFT once and for all.