Brown-Bradley Aff

Plan: The United States Federal Government should mandate and fund the development and deployment of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) nuclear technology for the United States military.

ADV 1: Military
Military actions to reduce and change energy inputs fail – critical security obstacles prevent solutions
Andres and Breetz 2011
The DOD interest in small reactors derives
AND
Each of these is explored below.

Civilian grid failures put the military at risk
Andres and Breetz
DOD is unable to provide its bases with electricity
AND
interdependence of modern infrastructural systems

Energy tech is key to military efficiency. Only SMRs can provide enough power for the military to sustain itself
Andres and Breetz
Operational energy use represents a second serious vulnerability
AND
to save hundreds or thousands of U.S. lives.

SMR’s are key to mission effectiveness and domestic nuclear energy
Andres and Breetz
The mission of DoD is to provide
AND
capability of the United States to add new nuclear capacity.

DoD is key to Clean energy success
Andres and Breetz
No entity in government knows better
AND
poised to lead the world's clean energy economy

Military clean energy is key to national security
Lehner 12
The Department of Defense is embracing clean
AND
benefits across the civilian population.

Clean energy is key to the military power
Rogers 12
The U.S. military is overwhelmingly dependent
AND
Both are good for the military and the nation

military readiness key to prevent extinction
feldstein 2007
Deterring other great powers, such as
AND
perhaps the reality—of the U.S. military structure.