Tournament: Emporia Pflaum | Round:  | Opponent:  | Judge:
Nuclear power is globally expanding and is catching on in the U.S.
WNA 11 (World Nuclear Association, The Nuclear Renaissance  , August 2011, http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf104.html) JD

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(Uniqueness)

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A ROMNEY WIN JACKS RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA -- KEY TO NON PROLIF AND GLOBAL STABILITY
Emmanuel Feltonin (staff) March 2012
"Mitt Romney Russia Quotes Signal Big Problems For Future US-Russian Relations" online @ http://www.policymic.com/articles/6202/mitt-romney-russia-quotes-signal-big-problems-for-future-us-russian-relations, loghry

RUSSIAN RELATIONS SOLVE EVERY IMPACT
CFR (Council on Foreign Relations Taskforce) 2006
“RUSSIA’S WRONG DIRECTION: WHAT THE UNITED STATES CAN AND SHOULD DO” online @ http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Russia_TaskForce.pdf, loghry

Tournament: Emporia Pflaum | Round:  | Opponent:  | Judge:
Capitalism's naturalization of the process of subjugation creates social exclusion on a global scale--the ultimate ethico-political responsibility is to challenge the foundations of this system's organizational principle-failure to do so replicates oppression on an incalculable level
Zizek and Daly, 2004
Slavoj and Glyn, senior researcher at the Institute for Social Studies in Ljubjana, "Conversations with Zizek" p. 14-16

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Thus the Alternative: Vote negative to do nothing
Doing nothing is not just sitting and waiting for the moment to attack-it is the only genuine political act-it is ultimately withdrawing past the point of commodification
Zizek in 08 (Slavoj, Senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Violence: Big Ideassmall books. Picador, pgs 213-217, kdf

Tournament: Texas Swings | Round:  | Opponent:  | Judge:
Interest in SMR’s now; Obama is behind it
Koch 10 (February 18, 2010, Wall Street Journal, “Obama nuclear alternative? Small, modular reactors emerge”, Wendy Koch, http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/02/small-modular-nuclear-reactors-an-alternative-emerges/1#.UBhH-LQQsb0) JD

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Space Colonization Is Not Inevitable, Nuclear Power Advances Are Crucial to Tech Development for Long Term Space
Lee Rannals (staff) 9/3/2012
"Space Colonies Will Need State Of The Art LEDs For Success" online @ http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112686173/lunar-colony-led-lighting-090312/, loghry

Modular Nuclear Tech IS Key to Long Term Colonies
Tina M. Casey; August 29th, 2011; (http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/nasa-testing-suitcase-sized-nukes-to-power-colonies-on-remote-planets.php) Specializes in military and corporate sustainability, advanced technology, emerging materials, biofuels, and water and wastewater issues. Professional background includes three years as Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and two years as a researcher for the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs

The Planet Is Post Brink—Extinction By 2030 Without Space
Ted Thornhill (staff) 5/16/2012
"WWF Living Planet Report Warns That By 2030 Two Earths Will Be Needed To Sustain Our Lifestyles" online @ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/16/wwf-warns-that-we-will-need-two-earths-by-2030_n_1520449.html, loghry

Tournament: Texas Swings | Round:  | Opponent:  | Judge:
Manned space is a pipe dream – not coming any time soon
NATE SMITH (staff) 10/17/2012
“Oh. Space Rocks. Cool.” Online @ http://www.lanthorn.com/article/2012/10/oh-space-rocks-cool-http://www.lanthorn.com/article/2012/10/oh-space-rocks-cool-, loghry

Space Colonization Is Not Inevitable, Nuclear Power Advances Are Crucial to Tech Development for Long Term Space
Lee Rannals (staff) 9/3/2012
"Space Colonies Will Need State Of The Art LEDs For Success" online @ http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112686173/lunar-colony-led-lighting-090312/, loghry

Modular Nuclear Tech IS Key to Long Term Colonies
Tina M. Casey; August 29th, 2011; (http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/nasa-testing-suitcase-sized-nukes-to-power-colonies-on-remote-planets.php) Specializes in military and corporate sustainability, advanced technology, emerging materials, biofuels, and water and wastewater issues. Professional background includes three years as Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and two years as a researcher for the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs

Space exploration and development leads to contact
Moskcowitz11 Clara, writer for Christian Science Monitor, CSM, “Ignoring Stephen Hawking-NASA will continue to search for extraterrestrial life” 4/28/11, http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0428/Ignoring-Stephen-Hawking-NASA-will-search-for-extraterrestrial-life, accessed 6/26/11, HK 

Contact with extra-terrestrials leads to destruction of humanity
Leake, Writer for the Sunday Times, 10
Jonathon, The Sunday Times, “Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking” 4/25/10 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7107207.ece ,accessed 6/21/11,HK 

Contact causes ET disease spread – Extinction
Bauma, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University et al 11
Seth D. Bauma, Jacob D. Haqq-Misrab, and Shawn D. Domagal-Goldmanc, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, NASA Planetary Science Division,  Acta Astronautica Volume 68, Issues 11-12, June-July 2011, Pages 2114-2129,  Would contact with extraterrestrials benefit or harm humanity? A scenario analysis