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| 09/22/2012 | PRISM 1AC - GSUTournament: GSU | Round: 1 | Opponent: | Judge: Newest analysis of the temperature data shows warming is real and caused by CO2 – skeptics are wrong Continued climate change risks catastrophe – we need to reduce the absolute amount of CO2 we emit by replacing coal with PRISM reactors Massive climate changes risk extinction Anthropogenically caused extinction comes first—it’s the baseline for ANY system of ethics Bosworth et al, 2k11 (Andrew, Chair of the working group of the Ethics and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific Project, Napat Chaipraditkul, Ming Ming Cheng, Kimberly Junmookda, Parag Kadam, Darryl Macer, Charlotte Millet Why should we be concerned with the loss of a species? … the less moral harm, and this is a basis for conservation efforts. Warming denial is predominantly a white, male belief – rooted in a refusal to disavow the current FOSSIL FUEL based system that has accorded them socio-economic privilege and challenges deep seated racist beliefs – our willingness to interrogate this issue is an interrogation of the structural conditions that grant us privileges vis a vis our energy consumption They come at you at public events, wanting to argue. … to protect their cultural identity as conservative white males. Climate change disproportionately affects people of color and people living in poverty. Climate change is real. The climate gap is real. … that climate solutions don’t leave anyone behind. Catastrophic increases in warming are particularly devastating for these communities because of structural restrictions and inequality Particularly frightening to those communities … marked by increasing population and limited resources. 20 Transition to PRISM technology is a global warming silver bullet – replaces as many fossil fuels as we want Engaging science is critical to effective science – makes science and policy better In Seattle, the science of climate change has been framed … scientific inquiry, are incorporated into the making of climate policy. Science and expertism are both inevitable – the purpose of political discourse is to put these to good use – we interrogate both the systemic and existential impacts of warming In this article, 1 reconsider the relationships between the science and the politics of … risks is characteristic of what he calls the modern risk society. This also answers like all of the k’s ever One of my intentions in this article is to show how the technical …determinacy, prediction, and rational control. Similation/apocalyptic reps good Still, blindness does have its benefits, even for a … more credit than they sometimes receive from their critics. Even if right, objectify world good for climate solutiosn Physical process modeling has certain undeniable … constructing the contexts of scientific justification and thus the specific content of scientific knowledge of global warming. Consensus based science is key to get people involved in the science and politics A Science of Consensus: The “Synergistic” Proposition | |
| 09/23/2012 | SMRs 1AC - GSUTournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: | Judge: plan The United States federal government should procure small modular reactors for its military installations in the United States. 1ac – military Electrical grid is highly vulnerable – threats could shut it down for years Magnuson 12 (Stew Magnuson, managing editor of National Defense Magazine, Washington, D.C.-based journalist and the author of The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder: And Other True Stories from the Nebraska-Pine Ridge Border Towns, the Nebraska Nonfiction Book of the Year for 2009, bronze medal in the regional nonfiction category, September 2012, “Feds Fear Coordinated Physical, Cyber-Attacks on Electrical Grids,” http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2012/september/Pages/FedsFearCoordinatedPhysical,Cyber-AttacksonElectricalGrids.aspx) Electrical grids in the United States are vulnerable to … now manufactured overseas. Electricity grid is highly vulnerable – DoD dependence on it threatens national security – SMRs solve Robitaille 12 (George E. Robitaille, Master in Strategic Studies degree from Army War College, March 2012, “Small modular reactors: the army’s secure source of energy?” http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA561802) According to a recent report by the Defense Science Board, … natural gas fired power plants on the environment. Long-term disruptions threaten critical national security missions – affects military forces globally Snider 12 (Annie Snider, reporter for Environment and Energy Publishing, graduate degree in journalism from Northwestern, 1-16-12, “Pentagon still can’t define energy security, much less achieve it,” http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2012/01/16/archive/1) A terrorist attack that caused a long-term grid disruption … defense energy experts, project developers and utilities. Domestic military installations are critical – even short gaps cause impacts Schneider et al. 08 (Dr. William Schieder Jr., chairman of the Defense Science Board, served on the committee of many different defense research projects, Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on DOD Energy Security, “More Fight – Less Fuel,” February 2008, http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/ADA477619.pdf) Unfortunately, the current architecture of the grid is …needed to support only specific critical missions. Assured power supply critical to global military operations – domestic resources play important roles Robyn 10 (Dr. Dorothy Robyn, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment, Ph.D. and MPP from Berkeley, former assistant professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, February 24, 2010, statement to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/download/robyn_testimony022410.pdf) Two, installation energy management is key to mission … our homeland defense capability. Military readiness and the ability to engage in active conflict resolution key to prevents Barno 11 – (3/22/11, David, Lt. Gen (Ret.), senior adviser and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, former overall U.S. commander in Afghanistan, “Military Power in a Disorderly World,” World Politics Review, http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/8259/military-power-in-a-disorderly-world DH) The opening acts of the 21st century have fundamentally … of talent that the United States can muster. These conflicts escalate to nuclear war Bosco, 06 (David Bosco, senior editor at Foreign Policy magazine, Los Angeles Times, “Could This Be the Start of World War III?”, 7/23, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-bosco23jul23,0,7807202.story?coll=la-opinion-center) IT WAS LATE JUNE in Sarajevo when Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke … a hint that France, Russia or China would respond militarily. Solves extinction – empirics prove Barnett, 11 - chief analyst at Wikistrat, former visiting scholar at the University of Tennessee’s Howard Baker Center for Public Policy and a visiting strategist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, former Senior Strategic Researcher and Professor in the Warfare Analysis and Research Department, Center for Naval Warfare Studies (Thomas, World Politics Review, “The New Rules: Leadership Fatigue Puts U.S., and Globalization, at Crossroads,” 3/7, http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/8099/the-new-rules-leadership-fatigue-puts-u-s-and-globalization-at-crossroads) It is worth first examining the larger picture: We live in a … in the geometry to come. Transition will be violent – regional balancing escalates to global conflicts Khalilzad 11 (Zahlmay was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush. He has been involved with U.S. policy makers at the White House,State Department and Pentagon since the mid-1980s. http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/259024/economy-and-national-security-zalmay-khalilzad?page=2) American retrenchment could have devastating consequences. … barrier facing Chinese hegemony and aggression. SMRs on bases ensures constant power supply King et al. 11 (Marcus King, Associate Director of Research at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, with a concurrent appointment as Associate Research Professor of International Affairs, former Project Director and Research Analyst for the Environment and Energy Team at the Center for Naval Analyses; LaVar Huntzinger, Center for Naval Analyses, author of Market Analysis with Rational Expectations, Theory, and Estimation and other books; Thoi Nguyen, research staff at Center for Naval Analyses, March 2011, “Nuclear Power on Military Installations,” http://www.cna.org/sites/default/files/research/Nuclear%20Power%20on%20Military%20Installations%20D0023932%20A5.pdf) Small nuclear power plants could contribute to … would make the overall network more robust. Current renewables are insufficient to solve – need SMRs on bases Butler 11 (Lt. Col. Glen Butler, Headquarters, North American Air Defense Command-U.S. Northern Command/J594 (Strategy, Policy, and Plans Directorate), Security Cooperation Integration Branch, 3-1-11, “Not green enough: Why the Marine Corps should lead the environmental and energy way forward and how to do it,” http://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/not-green-enough) First, the political climate, though still tenuous, … Energy security demands boldness, not timidity. Backup generators are insufficient – self-reliance is key Andres 11 (Dr. Richard B. Andres, Energy Security Chair, Institute for National Strategic Studies Professor of National Security Strategy, National War College National Defense University, October 2011, “Secure Grid ’11: Electrical Grid Crisis Tabletop Exercise,” http://www.ndu.edu/inss/docuploaded/Secure%20Grid%20'11%20After-Action%20Report.pdf) The Military – According to USNORTHCOM, its bases … to conduct primary missions 1ac – smrs International tech is taking over the global nuclear market – risks widespread proliferation – DoD leadership on SMRs is key to check prolif Loudermilk 11 (Micah Loudermilk, Senior Research Associate for the Energy and Environmental Security Policy program with the Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University. 2-23-11, “In Defense of Small Reactors: A Response,” http://csis.org/blog/defense-small-reactors-response) What we do know, however, is this: the domestic nuclear … mindset of preserving the nonproliferation agenda. Other countries are racing to bring SMRs to market – the only way to prevent rapid proliferation is deployment of new reactors Colvin 11 (Joe Colvin, president of the American Nuclear Society, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute, held many senior positions with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, 20 years in the Navy operating a nuclear submarine, 6-7-11, testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources, available here: http://theenergycollective.com/ansorg/58930/ans-president-joe-colvin-testifies-about-smr-legislation) Second, new SMR designs employ the latest generation … approach toward safety and nonproliferation. Prolif likelihood is determined by supply, not demand Kroenig 09 (Matthew Kroenig, assistant professor of Government at Georgetown University and a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, “Importing the Bomb: Sensitive Nuclear Assistance and Nuclear Proliferation,” Journal of Conflict Resolution April 2009 vol. 53 no. 2 161-180) In broader terms, this paper provided strong support for the … states are able to get them. Proliferation is rapid and pressures states to adopt offensive use doctrines, escalating to nuclear war and extinction Utgoff 2002, Deputy Director of Strategy, Forces, and Resources Division of Institute for Defense Analysis [Victor A., “Proliferation, Missile Defence and American Ambitions,” Survival, Summer, p. 87-90] Further, the large number of states that became capable of building nuclear weapons over the years, … or to be members of a sheriff’s posse, even in the face of nuclear threats. Deterrence doesn’t check conflict escalation in a world of prolif Muller 2008 [Harald, Executive Director, Head of Research Department (RD) Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt, “The Future of Nuclear Weapons in an Interdependent World” The Washington Quarterly, Spring, http://www.twq.com/08spring/docs/08spring_muller.pdf] A world populated by many nuclear-weapon states … more points of access are available to terrorists. New proliferants will be especially unstable–ensures nuclear first strikes and accidents Arbatov, 04 (Alexei, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Director of the Center of International Security, Institute of the World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4/13/2004. “Horizontal Proliferation: New Challenges”, Russia in Global Affairs, http://eng.globalaffairs.ru/numbers/7/531.html) As the situation stands, further nuclear proliferation is … inevitable as many risk factors will overlap. Small reactors won’t make it absent military leadership Andres and Breetz 11 (Richard B. Andres is Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College and a Senior fellow and energy and environmental Security and Policy Chair in the Center for Strategic research, institute for national Strategic Studies, at the national Defense University. Hanna L. Breetz is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts institute of technology. February 2011, “Small nuclear reactors for military installations: capabilities, costs, and technological implications,” http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/StrForum/SF-262.pdf) The “Valley of Death.” Given the promise … and demonstrating technical viability.32 DoD procurement is critical to ensure success of SMRs – solves regulatory issues Andres and Loudermilk 10 (Richard B. Andres, PhD. Senior Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Research (CSR), Energy and Environmental Security, Institute for National Security Studies at the National Defense University, Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College; Micah J. Loudermilk, research associate with the Energy and Environmental Security Policy program, M.A. in international relations from Akron University, 8-23-10, “Small reactors and the military’s role in securing America’s nuclear industry,” http://sitrep.globalsecurity.org/articles/100823646-small-reactors-and-the-militar.htm) Notwithstanding all of these benefits, with a … which their adoption can be achieved. | |
| 10/06/2012 | uk 1acTournament: uk | Round: 1 | Opponent: NU | Judge: The United States federal government should procure small modular reactors for its military installations in the United States. The grid is vulnerable – multiple different threats cause year long blackouts Electrical grids in the United … DOD grid dependence destroys the military – only SMRs solve According to a recent report by … power plants on the environment. Domestic installations are key – must function 24/7 Unfortunately, the current architecture of … support only specific critical missions Loss of command and control A terrorist attack that caused a … experts, project developers and utilities. Military readiness and the ability to engage in active conflict resolution key to prevents The opening acts of the … These conflicts escalate to nuclear war IT WAS LATE JUNE in … Solves extinction – empirics prove It is worth first … in the geometry to come. Blackouts mean we lose satellites and drones Advances in U.S. military technology have … fuel deliveries through hostile territory. China will use a blackout to invade Taiwan – causes global war The next world war might … . "And I don't like that answer." Nuclear war Blackouts independently cause lashout The DOD interest in small … war would be greatly reduced. Satellite losses eviscerate the military Space assets are one of … Drones solve pakistan instability. Despite the drone program's shortcomings, … "the only game in town." Nuclear war But a suicide bomber in Pakistan … situation. So should we all. SMRs island bases and ensure constant power supply Small nuclear power plants could … Renewables can’t solve First, the political climate, though … security demands boldness, not timidity. Backup generators fail too The Military – According to USNORTHCOM, … installations to conduct primary missions International tech is taking over the global nuclear market – risks widespread proliferation – DoD leadership on SMRs is key What we do know, however, … of preserving the nonproliferation agenda. Other countries are racing to bring SMRs to market – only a US market solves leadership Second, new SMR designs employ … approach toward safety and nonproliferation. Prolif is determined by supply, not demand In broader terms, this paper … are able to get them. Proliferation is rapid and pressures states to adopt offensive use doctrines, escalating to nuclear war and extinction Further, the large number of … the face of nuclear threats. New proliferants will be especially unstable – ensures first strikes and accidents As the situation stands, further … many risk factors will overlap. Small reactors won’t make it absent military leadership The “Valley of Death.” Given … technologies, and demonstrating technical viability.32 DoD procurement is critical to ensure success – solves regulatory issues Notwithstanding all of these benefits, … their adoption can be achieved. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC v TowsonTournament: GSU | Round: 4 | Opponent: Towson HR | Judge: towson 2ac Science is self-reflexive Clark et al, 2k 5 (William, JFK School of Gov. Harvard, P.J. Crutzen, Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie, Otto-Hahn-Institut, Mainz, Germany, and H.J. Schellnhuber, Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research, School of Enviro Sciences @ U of East Anglia, “Science for Global Sustainability: Toward a New Paradigm”, Working Papers: Center for International Development at Harvard University) In 2001, delegates from more than 100 … monitoring of our own ecological footprints. Don’t privilege epistemology – it hinders change – we can act without knowing Wight, Department of Politics at the University of Exeter, 2007 Colin, “Inside the epistemological cave all bets are off,” Journal of International Relations and Development, 2007, 10, (40–56) Conclusion Kratochwil situates his argument by expressing dissatisfaction with contemporary … dark recesses of the epistemological cave, all bets are off. Extinction comes first—it destroys being-in-the-world-with-others—turns the K Kennedy 7 (Greg, PhD U of Ottowa, An Ontology of Trash, pg. 170-1) The phenomenon of extinction is the technological ersatz for death. … of time, the extermination, that is, the detemporalization of human being. Heirarchizing oppression crushes coalitional solidarity and obscures the complexities of social exploitation – fragments progressive politics Briskin women's studies at York University, Toronto, Canada 90 “Identity Politics and the Hierarchy of Oppression: A Comment.” Feminist Review, No. 35 (Summer, 1990) The recognition of the class-gender link contests the primacy of class in socialist … to the survival of the women's movement as a movement for change. Laws of physics stop IFR meltdowns or radiation leaks Kirsch 9 (Steve Kirsch, Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American serial entrepreneur who has started six companies: Mouse Systems, Frame Technology, Infoseek, Propel, Abaca, and OneID, “Climate Bill Ignores Our Biggest Clean Energy Source,” 6/27/9) http:~/~/www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-kirsch/climate-bill-ignores-our_b_221796.htmlurl:%22http:www.huffingtonpos The IFR is inherently safer than existing reactors: … using nuclear energy. Till pointed this out four years ago. Native communities want nuclear plants - Lovelock 04 (James, University of Oxford, “ Nuclear Power is the Only Green Solution”, Independent, 5/24) Now, several Native groups in North America, … education and knowledge of the industry to be able to evaluate the risks. the aff’s focus on the Self-Image of the US instrumentalizes the other, turns case-- Hobson, 2K7 (John M., professor of politics and IR University of Sheffield , “Is critical theory always for the white West and for Western imperialism? Beyond Westphilian towards a post-racist critical IR” Review of International Studies 33) A range of postcolonial scholars have claimed that postmodernism (.. are against theory . . . is to be blind or trivial’. 40 natives should be able to decide for themselves if they want nukes Leonard 97 (Loius G., III, executive editor of the Boston College Third World Law Journal, “Comment: Sovereignty, Self-Determination, And Environmental Justice In The Mescalero Apache's Decision To Store Nuclear Waste,” 24 B.C. Envtl. Aff. L. Rev. 651, p. lexis) V. CONCLUSION This analysis of the Mescalero … they have a responsibility to their people and to the land. Remapping doesn’t solve – must continue making maps and engaging the political
Herb and Hakli, 2009, Professor At Department Of Geography At Middlebury College and Professor At Department Of Regional Studies At University Of Tampere Gunstram and Jouni, “Intervention: Mapping Is Critical!” Political Geography 28.6, Elsevier So, the call to engage with maps and the proposed rethinking … the global reach of capitalism. Mapping is critical and the critical must be mapped! Tying identity to land reinforces power structures – essentializes discrete units of identity – reinforcing the logic of the nation-state Gupta and Ferguson, 92. (Akhil, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University; James, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine; “Beyond ‘Culture’: Space, Identity, and the Politics of Difference”, Cultural Anthropology 7.1 page 6-7, JSTOR.) Representations of space in the social sciences are … hierarchically organized spaces with its cultural construction as a community or locality. roleplaying simulations in an academic environment encourage intellectual flexibility and enourage the critical questioning of government political – empirical evidence proves it’s successful Esberg and Sagan 12 – (2/17/12, Jane, special assistant to the director at the Center on International Cooperation, New York University, and Scott, professor of political science and director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, “Negotiating Nonproliferation: Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Nuclear Weapons Policy,” The Nonproliferation Review, 19:1, 95-108, taylor and francis) These government or quasi-government think tank simulations … can change quickly; simulations teach students how to contextualize and act on information.14 Roleplaying is the best way to learn science. Howes and Cruz 09 – (2009, Elaine V. Howes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University, Bárbara C. Cruz, Professor of Social Science Education at the University of South Florida, “Role-Playing in Science Education: An Effective Strategy for Developing Multiple Perspectives,” http:~/~/www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/pdf DH) As the real-life vignette above illustrates, role-playing can be …, and the development of speaking and debating skills. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - case argsTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: NRC approves things Spencer 12 (Jack Spencer, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, “ Hold the Obits on Nuclear Power,” 3/14/12) http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2012/03/hold-the-obits-on-nuclear-power This renewed interest sparked major investment in nu... working on new small modular reactor designs. AT: Nuke power not inev Global nuclear expansion now – totality of the evidence Orcutt 12 (Mike Orcutt, technology review’s research editor, “Despite Fukushima, Nuclear Keeps Powering Ahead,” 3/12/12) http:~/~/www.technologyreview.com/news/427194/despite-fukushima-nuclear-keeps-powering-ahead/http://www.technologyreview.com/news/427194/despite-fukushima-nuclear-keeps-powering-ahead/ A few countries have scaled back in response to the … number under construction, or planned*. Nuclear power increasing globally Yurman 12 (Dan Yurman, journalist for fuel cycle weekly, “International nuclear markets gain momentum,” 2/6/12) http:~/~/theenergycollective.com/dan-yurman/75857/international-nuclear-markets-gain-momentumurl:%22http:theenergycoll The China Daily reports in its English language … the life of its 58 existing nuclear power plants, an independent government agency has said. AT: Manufacturing Turn AT: IAEA Overstretch Other experts are less sanguine, arguing that it … to manage future proliferation risks. PROLIF BAD – AT: BUT EMPIRICS! The problem with this reassuring reading of the past is … that is less than compelling need to inform the manner in which we approach further proliferation. PROLIF BAD – CONVENTIONAL WAR Regional instability: The spread of nuclear weapons … experts maintain that such a strike could result in a wider regional war. AT BIOW | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Cap KTournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: Georgia Tech | Judge: Focus on critical theory makes effective action impossible – defer to empirics David Owen, Reader of Political Theory at the Univ. of Southampton, Millennium Vol 31 No 3 2002 p. 655-7 Commenting on the ‘philosophical turn’ in IR, Wæver remarks … the first and second dangers, and so a potentially vicious circle arises. No root cause of war Joshua Goldstein, 2001, Professor of International Relations at American University, War and Gender, 412 First, peace activists face a dilemma in thinking about causes of war and working for peace. Many … to be empirically inadequate. Extinction outweighs value to life – life is a prerequisite to value Schwartz 2 (Lisa, Medical Ethics, http:~/~/www.fleshandbones.com/readingroom/pdf/399.pdfurl:%22http:w) The second assertion made by supporters of the quality … persons as rational and as ends in themselves. Psychoanalysis is factually inaccurate O’Brien and Jureidini, 2002 Gerard and Jon, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide and PhD (Flinders) is a child psychiatrist who has completed a doctorate in philosophy of mind, “Dispensing With the Dynamic Unconscious,” Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 9.2, project muse IT IS THE PRIMARY TENET of psychoanalysis … the dynamic unconscious, especially as it was originally conceived by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis can’t explain international politics Sharpe, lecturer, philosophy and psychoanalytic studies, and Goucher, senior lecturer, literary and psychoanalytic studies – Deakin University, ‘10 (Matthew and Geoff, Žižek and Politics: An Introduction, p. 182 – 185, Figure 1.5 included) Can we bring some order to this host of criticisms? It is …theorist and his allies use to move them to do so? Solves Dickens and Ormrod 7 – *Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex AND **Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Brighton (Peter and James, Cosmic Society: Towards a Sociology of the Universe pg 190) Explanatory critique can only go so far. Philosophy … the universe that does not further empower the already powerful. Cap’s sustainable Rose ‘10 (Stephen J, Research Professor at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Rebound, pg 239-242) Many scholars and commentators have earned their intellectual … our best days are still ahead of us. Cap inevitable Wilkinson 5 – Will, Academic Coordinator of the Social Change Project and the Global Prosperity Initiative at The Mercatus org/wiki/Mercatus_Center at George Mason Universityurl:%22http:en.wikipedia, “Capitalism and Human Nature,” Cato Policy html Vol. XXVII No. 1 Property Rights are Natural The problem of … the human mind is "built" to trade. Rejecting the state dooms the alt Achille Mbembe and Deborah Posel Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research Even at the height of its isolation, South Africa’s political … the minds of its planners. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - ElectionsTournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: Georgia Tech | Judge: Romney will win - no true convention bump and low Democrat turn-out Morris 9/12, Morris, a former political adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton, is the author of "Outrage." Author, political analyst, campaign consultant and pollster, 9/12/12Dick, “Why Romney Will Win,” Real Clear Politics, http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/09/12/why_romney_will_win_115414.htmlADravid/BM/Berlin/Jacobson Now that both conventions are over, the dimensions of the likely …command a majority in the new Senate. Fights over incentives for energy production now-~--already impacted the election AP, 9/21/12, "Congress not acting on wind-energy credits", www.iowafarmertoday.com/staff/congress-not-acting-on-wind-energy-credits/article_7540b4ee-041e-11e2-960f-0019bb2963f4.html There is little hope Congress will act quickly to … opposing it, angering Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Gov. Terry Branstad. Both parties already support nuclear power NEI 12 (Nuclear Energy Institute, “Obama, Romney Support Nuclear Energy, Offer Views on Financing, Regulation,” Summer 2012) http:~/~/www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/publicationsandmedia/insight/insightsummer2012/obama-romney-support-nuclear-energy-offer-views-on-financing-regulation/url:%22http:www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/publicationsandmed Summer 2012—Unlike some issues that polarize presidential candidates… designs are issued within two years. Public supports nuclear energy – polls proves Yurman 12 (Dan Yurman, Journalist from Fuel Cycle Weekly, “Surprise! U.S. thinks nuclear energy is a good idea,” 3/28/12) http:~/~/theenergycollective.com/dan-yurman/80683/com/dan-yurman/80683/surprise-us-thinks-nuclear-energy-good-idea A poll published by the Gallup organization shows … especially in deregulated states. Past issues determine election Will 9/3 (David, writer @ The Washington Post, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/3/who-wins-the-election-most-in-academia-predict-oba/) (Mr. Lichtman, a history professor at American University, has developed a model that predicts the outcome of any presidential race by looking at the candidates’ standing with respect to 13 key political factors. He debuted the model in 1980 — using data from the 1860 to 1976 elections — and says it has correctly forecast every winner since then) The Republicans hoped to sway voters into … over the past several years. Energy irreevant Cunningham 11, 12-13, Pat, Rockford Register Star, http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2011/12/13/heres-why-outcome-of-next-presidential-election-is-impossible-to-predict-at-this-point/ In the final analysis, the following are among the … at this point, it might turn out to be a landslide. 2ac at: iran strikes Israeli strikes coming -~-- triggers the link Feehery 12 (John, Reporter – The Hill, “October Surprise”, The Hill – Pundit’s Blog, 8-28, http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/245965-october-surprise) What will this election’s October Surprise be? …-time October Surprise. Romney won’t strike—4 reasons Goldberg 7/26 (Jeffrey, A former Washington correspondent and Middle East correspondent for the New Yorker, Goldberg began his career at the Washington Post. He later wrote a column for the Jerusalem Post; covered the Mafia for New York Magazine; and wrote for several years for the New York Times Magazine. He has been public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and a Fellow of the Jerusalem Foundation, “In Israel-Iran Conflict, Don’t Rely on Romney”, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-26/in-israel-iran-conflict-don-t-rely-on-romney.html) On the matter of Iran, however, Netanyahu would be … do better in convincing allies that a strike against Iran is a necessity. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Russia Oil PricesTournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: Georgia Tech | Judge: Oil shocks Shocks have zero effect on the economy. Taylor and Van Doren 07 – (October 17 2007, Jerry and Peter, senior fellows at the Cato Institute, “No need to fear oil shocks,” National Post, lexis) The lesson to be derived from this is pretty clear: While oil-price spirals are certainly … put into question a panoply of government programs.
2ac – oil prices Nuclear power doesn’t compete with oil Ferenc Toth, senior energy economist @ IAEA, and Hans-Holger Rogner, section head @ IAEA, 2006, “Oil and nuclear power: Past, present, and future”, Energy Economics 28, 2006, p. 22 While the past expansion of nuclear energy occurred … to satisfy increasing demand for electricity at: russian econ Russian econ resilient-~--oil not key Andrianova 11—writer for Russia Beyond the Headlines (Anna, WTO membership will improve Russia's investment climate, 11/3/11, http://rbth.ru/articles/2011/11/03/business_unusual_13696.html) Russia is aware of the damage its reputation is inflicting on the country’s ability to attract foreign direct investment and trade partners, according to Deputy Minister of Economic Development Stanislav Voskresensky. In his keynote address at the recent Russian Business Investment Summit (RBIS) in New York, Voskresensky … markets as neighboring Europe fights high levels of debt. Plan doesn’t collapse Russian oil – doesn’t get close to the $13 threshold IHT 4 (1/7, Lexis) Given its dependence on oil revenue, a steep decline in oil prices …of Brent crude falls to $23 a barrel this year Economic decline has no effect on Russian foreign policy Blackwill 2009 – former US ambassador to India and US National Security Council Deputy for Iraq, former dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard (Robert D., RAND, “The Geopolitical Consequences of the World Economic Recession—A Caution”, http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2009/RAND_OP275.pdf, WEA) Now on to Russia. Again, five years from … serious way by the economic crisis. Russian economic collapse is inevitable Khrushcheva 2008 (Nina L. Khrushcheva is an associate professor of international affairs at the New School, Chronicle of Higher Education, 9-5) That scenario, however, is unlikely. The unstable conditions that are … dependence on oil and gas will be found. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Courts CPTournament: GSU | Round: 8 | Opponent: Vandy SW | Judge: Courts can’t implement their decisions Rosenburg 8 (Gerard, University of Chicago political science and law professor, The Hollow Hope, Can Courts Bring About Social Change, P.15-16) For courts, or any other institution, to effectively produce … that their decisions are carried out. Court Action links to politics Harrison 5 (Lindsay,Lecturer in Law, University of Miami Law School and Stephen I. Vladeck, Associate Professor of Law at the University Of Miami School Of Law, is a national expert in national security law and the Detention Power., Does the Court Act as "Political Cover" for the Other Branches? November 18, legaldebate.blogspot.com) While the Supreme Court may have … received the attention of the public. Purely legal changes cause regulatory uncertainty – destroy nuclear industry CALLER 2011 (Corpus Christi Caller newspaper, “Regulatory Uncertainty Hampers Domestic Nuclear Production,” September 17, http://www.caller.com/news/2011/sep/17/regulatory-uncertainty-hampers-domestic-nuclear/) In a letter dated Aug. 23, commission Executive Director Mark Vickery told EPA … can survive a minimum five-year entrance test?" Environmental collapse impossible Boucher 96 (Doug, "Not with a Bang but a Whimper," Science and Society, Fall, http://www.driftline.org/cgi-bin/archive/archive_msg.cgi?file=spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1998/marxism-international.9802andmsgnum=379andstart=32091andend=32412) The political danger of catastrophism is matched by … shows that the reasons for collapse were fundamentally political. Military deference key to heg AND links to politics Knowles 9 – Acting Assistant Professor, New York University School of Law (Robert, Spring, “American Hegemony and the Foreign Affairs Constitution”, 41 Ariz. St. L.J. 87, Lexis Law) 1. Flexibility Because the world is inherently anarchic and … seems to leave little room for the consideration of individual liberties, even for citizens. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Keystone Riders DATournament: GSU | Round: 8 | Opponent: Vandy SW | Judge: Across the board incentives coming now Bruce Finley, 9/13/12 (The Denver Post, “Salazar: All energy production OK on public land with careful planning”, http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_21538068) The strategy he discussed in the speech — and … program," Salazar said. Incentives pushed now AP, 9/17/12, www.manufacturing.net/news/2012/09/conn-lawmakers-push-for-fuel-cell-incentives Two Connecticut lawmakers are pushing for new tax … think they are saying clearly this is technology the United States needs to invest in." Grid improvements are classified as cybersecurity. Rogers 12 – (2/14/12, Will, CNAS analyst, “Cyber Security and the Electric Grid in the FY 2013 Budget,” http://www.cnas.org/blogs/naturalsecurity/2012/02/cyber-security-and-electric-grid-fy-2013-budget.html) DOD’s budget includes a ton of funding for …-priority areas such as cybersecurity, robotics, advanced learning, information access, cleaner and more efficient energy, and biodefense.” Multiple impacts: a) the money is already there and the DOD will push, not Obama. Verton 3/19 – (2012, citing Mark Heilbrun, former member of the National Security Council, Dan, AOL Government, “Defense Department Wants Cyber Arsenal, Report Says,” http:~/~/gov.aol.com/2012/03/19/defense-department-wants-cyber-arsenal-report-says/http://gov.aol.com/2012/03/19/defense-department-wants-cyber-arsenal-report-says/ DH) Mark Heilbrun, a lawyer at a Washington, D.C., law firm who … to spend it once it is in the door." Resource wars won’t escalate to great power conflict Dombrowski 4 – associate professor, US Naval War College's Strategic Research Department (Peter, Naval War College Review, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JIW/is_1_57/ai_113755359/print) Unfortunately, Klare barely pauses to consider … resource as fundamental and elemental as water. Impact’s inevitable Green 11 (Kenneth Green, resident scholar at AEI, “Keystone decision exposes Obama's energy agenda ,” 12/6/11) http:~/~/aei.org/article/energy-and-the-environment/conventional-energy/fossil-fuels/keystone-decision-exposes-obamas-energy-agenda/http://aei.org/article/energy-and-the-environment/conventional-energy/fossil-fuels/keystone-decision-exposes-obamas-energy-agenda/ In a move that should surprise absolutely no … through the Keystone pipeline would be. Blocking Keystone kills US-China relations Tu 12 (Kevin Jianjun Tu, senior associate in the Carnegie Energy and Climate Program, “China Should be Cautious about the Canadian Oil Sands,” 2/10/12) http:~/~/carnegieendowment.org/2012/02/10/china-should-be-cautious-about-canadian-oil-sands/org/2012/02/10/china-should-be-cautious-about-canadian-oil-sands/a2qg Given that 99 percent of Canadian oil exports are … overseas investments problematic at most. Solves every impact Hachigian and Peng 10 (Nina, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress for US-China relations, for senior political scientist at RAND J.D. Stanford. Yaun, Director of the Institute for American Studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. ‘The US-China Expectations Gap: An Exchange” Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, vol. 52, no. 4, August-September 2010, pg 62-86)
We find ourselves at a transitional moment in the global order. … and the consequences could be disastrous. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - States CPTournament: GSU | Round: Doubles | Opponent: UMW MM | Judge: Perm do both means states fund DoD purchasing – otherwise they don’t fiat power gets to the bases GAO 9 (“Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Take Actions to Address Challenges in Meeting Federal Renewable Energy Goals”, December, http:~/~/www.gao.gov/assets/300/299755.html DOD has also joined with private sector entities, … that have resulted in renewable energy projects. Current acquisitions favor old tech – the plan’s signal is key CNA 10 (non-profit research organization that operates the Center for Naval Analyses and the Institute for Public Research, “Powering America’s Economy: Energy Innovation at the Crossroads of National Security Challenges”, July, http:~/~/www.cna.org/sites/default/files/research/WEB%2007%2027%2010%20MAB%20Powering%20America%27s%20Economy.pdf) In our final discussion, we consider the end of the … clear demand signal to the developer. DoD-directed development key to solve Andres and Breetz 11 (Richard B. Andres is Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College and a Senior fellow and energy and environmental Security and Policy Chair in the Center for Strategic research, institute for national Strategic Studies, at the national Defense University. Hanna L. Breetz is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts institute of technology. February 2011, “Small nuclear reactors for military installations: capabilities, costs, and technological implications,” http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/StrForum/SF-262.pdf) Technological Lock-in. A second risk is … effect on the industry’s timeline and trajectory. DOD bypasses and solves licensing lag. CSPO 10, (Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at ASU, “four policy principles for energy innovation and climate change: a synthesis”, June, http:~/~/www.catf.us/resources/publications/files/pdf Government purchase of new technologies … renewable energy technologies could be similarly important. CP gets rolled back Fentiman 1 (Audeen W., Associate Professor in Nuclear Engineering at The Ohio State University, "What Is an NRC Agreement State?" 2-6-01, http://ohioline.osu.edu/rer-fact/rer_71.html-http://ohioline.osu.edu/rer-fact/rer_71.html) Under federal law, the commercial … request that the NRC resume its previous duties. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Accidents DATournament: GSU | Round: Doubles | Opponent: UMW MM | Judge: Global nuclear expansion now – totality of the evidence Orcutt 12 (Mike Orcutt, technology review’s research editor, “Despite Fukushima, Nuclear Keeps Powering Ahead,” 3/12/12) http:~/~/www.technologyreview.com/news/427194/despite-fukushima-nuclear-keeps-powering-ahead/http://www.technologyreview.com/news/427194/despite-fukushima-nuclear-keeps-powering-ahead/ A few countries have scaled back in … under construction, or planned*. Nuclear power increasing globally Yurman 12 (Dan Yurman, journalist for fuel cycle weekly, “International nuclear markets gain momentum,” 2/6/12) http:~/~/theenergycollective.com/dan-yurman/75857/com/dan-yurman/75857/international-nuclear-markets-gain-momentum The China Daily reports in its English … power plants, an independent government agency has said. SMRs are far safer than other reactors – five reasons Wheeler 10 (John Wheeler, Workforce Planning Manager for Entergy. He also is an American Nuclear Society member, November 2010, “Small modular reactors may offer significant safety and security advantages,” http://thisweekinnuclear.com/?p=1193) The goal of nuclear plant emergency … generation of small, factory built modular reactors. Safety checks impact Ferguson 11 (Charles D. Ferguson is president of the Federation of American Scientists and author of Nuclear Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know. November 2011, Think again: nuclear power, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/10/11/think_again_nuclear_power?page=full) Nuclear Power Is an Accident Waiting to … we have avoided repeating any of them. Impact incredibly unlikely Kirsch 8 (Steve Kirsch, Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American serial entrepreneur who has started six companies: Mouse Systems, Frame Technology, Infoseek, Propel, Abaca, and OneID, “The Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) project,” 8/10/8) http:~/~/skirsch.com/politics/globalwarming/htm One subject we have not discussed here is … … of dangers we live with constantly. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - T ProcurementTournament: Kentucky | Round: 1 | Opponent: NU BF | Judge: Financial incentives are disbursements of funds to induce behaviors – that include procurement – here’s a list Webb, 93 – lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa (Kernaghan, “Thumbs, Fingers, and Pushing on String: Legal Accountability in the Use of Federal Financial Incentives”, 31 Alta. L. Rev. 501 (1993) In this paper, "financial incentives" are taken to … assistance, but they are not incentives. Precision – DoE agrees we’re T Waxman 98 – Solicitor General of the US (Seth, Brief for the United States in Opposition for the US Supreme Court case HARBERT/LUMMUS AGRIFUELS PROJECTS, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, http://www.justice.gov/osg/briefs/1998/0responses/98-0697.resp.opp.pdf) 2 On November 15, 1986, Keefe was … by the Secretary or his delegate(s).” Pet. App. 111-113. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Microgrids CPTournament: Kentucky | Round: 1 | Opponent: NU BF | Judge: Renewables don’t solve blackouts Hobby 12 (Stephanie Hobby, energy RandD/energy security writer at Sandia National Labs, 2-22-12, “SPIDERS microgrid project secures military installations,” http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/120323.html) Currently, when power is disrupted at a military base, … base must disconnect when off-site power is lost. Doesn’t solve prolif advantage – obvi Renewables destroy warfighting Sater 11 (Daniel Sater, Research Fellow at Global Green USA’s Security and Sustainability Office in Washington, DC in the summer of 2011, Master’s in Public Policy from the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia August 2011, “Military energy security: current efforts and future solutions,” http://globalgreen.org/docs/publication-185-1.pdf) Not all installations can reach net zero status. There … status promises to be costly and difficult.
Don’t solve – renewables can’t provide enough energy for bases – 1AC Butler They’re vulnerable Mo et al 12 (Yilin Mo received the Bachelor of Engineering degree from Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2007. He is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Tiffany Hyun-Jin Kim received the B.A. degree in computer science from University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, in 2002 and the M.S. degree in computer science from Yale University, New Haven, CT, in 2004. She is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Kenneth Brancik completed a rigorous one year program in systems analysis at the former Grumman Data Information Systems in 1984 and an intensive two year program at Columbia University in the analysis and design of information systems in 1997. He received the M.S. degree in management and systems from New York University (NYU), New York, in 2002 and the Ph.D. degree in computing from Pace University, Dona Dickinson received the B.A. degree in industrial psychology from California State University, Heejo Lee received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from POSTECH, Pohang, Korea, Adrian Perrig received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University, Bruno Sinopoli received the Dr. Eng. degree from the University of Padova, Padova, Italy, in 1998 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, “Cyber–Physical Security of a Smart Grid Infrastructure” “Proceedings of the IEEE” January 2012, Vol. 100, No. 1) A wide variety of motivations exist for launching an … to compromise and infection of components. Smartgrids make blackouts inevitable HNS ’12, Help Net Security, resource for information security, publishes digital security quarterly, cites David Chalk, cyber technology expert and consultant, Honorary Doctorate of Technology, U of Fraser Valley, 4/13/12 (“Can we expect a cyber attack on the smart grid?,” http:~/~/www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=12742url:%22http:www.net-security.org/secworld.php?) David Chalk is a serial entrepreneur who has created, invested and sold more than 20 businesses in his lifetime. By the age of 23 David made his first million from nothing. In addition to being a successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist, David is an award-winning marketer, technology guru, highly sought after speaker on success, has a doctorate in technology and is fully conversant in the tools and technologies that help people and businesses succeed. The vulnerability of the energy industry's … the Internet, and effectively without any protection, is insanity at its finest.” | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - South Korea 123 DATournament: Kentucky | Round: 1 | Opponent: NU BF | Judge: 2ac at: relations Not a test case-~--relations are too important to each side Seongho Sheen 11, associate professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, Nuclear Sovereignty versus Nuclear Security: Renewing the ROK-U.S. Atomic Energy Agreement, The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2011, 273–288, http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2011/8/nuclear%20korea%20sheen/08_nuclear_korea_sheen) … or sustain several thousand U.S. jobs. No escalation Paul Stares, CFR Center for Preventive Action Director and Conflict Prevention Senior Fellow, 8/12/2010, “Handling Tensions on the Korean Peninsula," http://www.cfr.org/publication/22788/handling_tensions_on_the_korean_peninsula.html, access 12/7/2010 Other than firing some coastal artillery and … survive another major conflict. 2ac – 123 – soko Leverage high now Miller 12 -~-- et al – former associate director of the Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute at Texas A and M University as well as adjunct professor. He was a co-leader of the small team that successfully proposed establishing the . Former assistant secretary for nuclear energy at the U.S. Department of Energy under Obama. Worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory where he served for 27 years as a computational physics researcher and senior administrator (A Report of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Nuclear Initiative; Co-chaired by Senator Pete Domenici and Dr. Warren F. Miller, July 2012, Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Global Nuclear Energy Markets, bipartisanpolicy.org/sites/default/files/Leadership%20in%20Nuclear%20Energy%20Markets.pdf As an active participant in commercial markets, … nonproliferation organizations like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as well. South Korea will drop the issue Seongho Sheen 11, associate professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, Nuclear Sovereignty versus Nuclear Security: Renewing the ROK-U.S. Atomic Energy Agreement, The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2011, 273–288, http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2011/8/nuclear%20korea%20sheen/08_nuclear_korea_sheen) The best scenario for the United States would be a … of South Korea’s intentions for sensitive nuclear technology. They’ll compromise in the middle now Seongho Sheen 11, associate professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, Nuclear Sovereignty versus Nuclear Security: Renewing the ROK-U.S. Atomic Energy Agreement, The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2011, 273–288, http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2011/8/nuclear%20korea%20sheen/08_nuclear_korea_sheen) The Korean government stated that the revision should contribute to mutual … been collaborating on pyroprocessing Deal doesn’t expire until 2014 Mark Hibbs 12, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, NUCLEAR POLICY PROGRAM, Carnegie Endowment, “Negotiating Nuclear Cooperation Agreements,” NUCLEAR ENERGY BRIEF, AUGUST 7, 2012 http://carnegieendowment.org/2012/08/07/negotiating-nuclear-cooperation-agreements/d98z The negotiations with South Korea and … trade and diplomacy with the United States. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Fiscal CliffTournament: Kentucky | Round: 1 | Opponent: NU BF | Judge: at: econ Fiscal cliff won’t cause a depression St. Louis Today, 9-29, 12, http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/fiscal-cliff-looms-wall-street-yawns/article_0fd20ece-0823-11e2-a0fd-0019bb30f31a.html And how are investors reacting? They're … second half if Washington goes over the brink. No impact to econ Barnett 2009 – senior managing director of Enterra Solutions LLC and a contributing editor/online columnist for Esquire magazine, columnist for World Politics Review (8/25, Thomas P.M. “The New Rules: Security Remains Stable Amid Financial Crisis,” World Politics Review, http:~/~/www.aprodex.com/the-new-rules~-~-aspx(%%), WEA) When the global financial crisis struck roughly a year ago, the blogosphere was … apace. That's what the Internet is for. Heg solves econ Mandelbaum 2005 – Professor and Director of the American Foreign Policy Program at Johns Hopkins – 2005 Michael, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts As the World’s Government in the Twenty-First Century, p. 192-195 Although the spread of nuclear weapons, with the corresponding increase in the … in this way resemble a fleet of cars without gasoline. 2ac – politics – fiscal cliff No impact – will extend the deadline Reuters, 9/21/12, Lawmakers May Delay 'Fiscal Cliff' Deadlines, www.foxbusiness.com/2012/09/21/lawmakers-may-delay-fiscal-cliff-deadlines/ Slowly and quietly, the U.S. Congress may be arriving at a … the tax code and big government programs like Social Security and Medicare. Election renews Obama’s pol cap—makes the plan irrelevant Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9/29/12, Democrats lay out second-term wish list for President Obama, thehill.com/homenews/campaign/259253-dems-lay-out-wish-list-for-a-second-obama-term An Obama victory in November would lend the … over a range of issues. House blocks Bruce Bartlett, The New York Times, held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul, 10/2/12, The 'Fiscal Cliff' Opportunity, Lexis Although it appears that the Republicans … last summer as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling. Grid improvements are cybersecurity Rogers 12 – (2/14/12, Will, CNAS analyst, “Cyber Security and the Electric Grid in the FY 2013 Budget,” http://www.cnas.org/blogs/naturalsecurity/2012/02/cyber-security-and-electric-grid-fy-2013-budget.html) DOD’s budget includes a ton of … learning, information access, cleaner and more efficient energy, and biodefense.” Money’s there and plan’s spun as cybersecurity Sternstein 2/8 – (2012, Aliya, NextGov, “Threatened Pentagon programs will play up cyber roles, experts predict,” http:~/~/www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20120208_5377.php DH) Military program managers whose operations are vaguely … label on themselves," said CSBA President Andrew Krepinevich. Capital’s irrelevant Edwards 9 Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas AandM University, holds the George and Julia Blucher Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies and has served as the Olin Professor of American Government at Oxford George, “The Strategic President”, Printed by the Princeton University Press, pg. 149-150 Even presidents who appeared to dominate Congress were actually facilitators … to issue, it will almost always be a minority in each chamber. Obama pc collapses budget negotiations—2011 proves Klein 9/10 (Rick Klein, senior Washington editor – ABC News, 9/10/12, http:~/~/abcnews.go.com/Politics/bob-woodward-gaps-president-obamas-leadership-contributed-debt/story?id=17183930#.UG-Yf_UG-Yf_lERJU – cites Bob Woodward, investigative journalist, winner of multiple Pulitzer Prizes and multiple other journalism awards, and bestselling author, editor at the Washington Post) Gaps in Obama's leadership contributed to the … And this was the beginning of a war" (Klein, ABC, 9/10). Empirical studies prove Obama push increases opposition Klein 12 (Ezra Klein, columnist for The Washington Post, a columnist for Bloomberg, and a contributor to MSNBC. He was formerly an associate editor of The American Prospect political magazine, named one of top 25 financial bloggers by Time, 3-19-12, “The Unpersuaded: who listens to a president?” http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/03/19/120319fa_fact_klein?currentPage=all) In January, 2004, George W. Bush announced his intention to “… of making it harder for him to govern. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Deterrence KTournament: Kentucky | Round: 3 | Opponent: MSU GT | Judge: Focus on critical theory makes effective action impossible – defer to empirics David Owen, Reader of Political Theory at the Univ. of Southampton, Millennium Vol 31 No 3 2002 p. 655-7 Commenting on the ‘philosophical turn’ in IR, Wæver remarks that ‘a frenzy for … the first and second dangers, and so a potentially vicious circle arises. Can’t solve root causes – deterrence empirically reduces likelihood Moore 4 – Dir. Center for Security Law @ University of Virginia, 7-time Presidential appointee, and Honorary Editor of the American Journal of International Law, Solving the War Puzzle: Beyond the Democratic Peace, John Norton Moore, pages 41-2. **PINK HIGHLIGHTING** If major interstate war is predominantly a product of a … deterrence are dramatically increased or decreased? Extinction outweighs value to life – life is a prerequisite to value Schwartz 2 (Lisa, Medical Ethics, http:~/~/www.fleshandbones.com/readingroom/pdf/399.pdf) The second assertion made by supporters of the … treat persons as rational and as ends in themselves. Top-down solutions are key in the context of the environment ECKERSLEY 2004 ROBYN, SENIOR LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, THE GREEN STATE, P. 4-5 This inquiry thus swims against a significant tide of green political … conducive to ecological sustainability would seem to be compelling. Alt causes backlash not change Burke, lecturer at Adelaide University School of History and Politics, 2007 Anthony, Beyond Security, Ethics and Violence: War against the Other. pp.93 Once we attempt to enact an ethics of responsibility that … no small measure due to his secular and liberal response'.84 Alt can’t change security constructions Wendt 92 (Alexander, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Chicago, “Anarchy is what States Make of it: The Social Construction of Power Politics, International Organization, VOl. 46, no. 2.) Let us assume that processes of identity- and interest-formation … they are almost impossible to transform. Military deterrence grants ontological security – provides the impetus to avoid violence Lupovici, 8 – Post-Doctoral Fellow @ Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto (Amir, “Why the Cold War Practices of Deterrence are Still Prevalent: Physical Security, Ontological Security and Strategic Discourse,” http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2008/Lupovici.pdf ) Since deterrence can become part of the actors’ identity, it is also involved in the …identities and created more stable expectations of avoiding violence. Criticism of the nonprolif regime undermines any attempt to control nuclear weapons by any states – any alternative ignores the political realities that the NPT is the best way to combat nuclear weapons Sanders, Coordinator of the Program for Promoting Nuclear Nonproliferation, 1990 Benjamin, In Beyond 1995 ed Pilat and Pendley, p. 17-24 Criticism of the NPT concept focuses on the assumption … way of "true" disarmament. Recent developments show the fallacy of this contention, if any proof was needed. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - QER CPTournament: Kentucky | Round: 3 | Opponent: MSU GT | Judge: Doesn’t sever should Green 89 (US district judge, EMERSON EMORY, Captain, USNR (Ret.), Plaintiff v. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Defendant Civil Action No. 83-2494 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 708 F. Supp. 1335; 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2993; 49 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 677; 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) P39,276 March 22, 1989, Decided March 22, 1989, Filed, lexis) Defendant argues that the "should" and "also desired" is "… in this memorandum that used "should," instead of "will" or "must." OR resolved Webster’s Guide to Grammar and Writing – 2000 http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/colon.htm Use of a colon before a list or an explanation that is … begin the clause after the colon with a capital letter. Say no – policymakers inflate minute risks – and safety conservatism guts support for the nuclear industry Meneley 11 (Dr. Dan Meneley, founding member of SCGI, is a Canadian nuclear engineer with 50 years experience in systems analysis for nuclear energy, reactor safety and physics, plant design, risk analysis and operations and engineering of the CANDU design. He has also worked on research on sodium-cooled fast reactors since the 1960s. He is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, “Nuclear energy challenges for the 21st century,” 4/29/11) http:~/~/bravenewclimate.com/2011/04/29/nuclear-challenges-21c/http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/04/29/nuclear-challenges-21c/ Though political systems and practices vary greatly from one nation to … in the light of improved engineering knowledge and operating experience. Doesn’t happen until 2014 – attacks now DoD says no – already decided against SMRs Lovins 10 (interview with Amory Lovins, physicist, environmental scientist, writer and Chairman/Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, has worked in the field of energy policy for four decades, has received ten honorary doctorates, provided expert testimony in 8 countries and briefed 19 heads of state, “Lovins addresses New Nuclear Power for DOD (QandA 3 of 3)” 05/12/10,http:~/~/dodenergy.blogspot.com/2010/05/lovins-addresses-new-nuclear-power-for_12.html%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank(%%))
Question 3: Are there any points in particular you'd like to call out re: … DSB and JASON task forces didn’t endorse this option." No implementation and links to politics Barlas 12 (Stephen, Columnist @ Financial Executive, 1/1, Lexis) But it is highly unlikely that Obama's blueprint will lead to a …features business versus business. | |
| 11/07/2012 | 2AC - Enviro Security KTournament: Kentucky | Round: 5 | Opponent: NU SS | Judge: No root cause of war Joshua Goldstein, 2001, Professor of International Relations at American University, War and Gender, 412 First, peace activists face a dilemma in thinking about causes of war ,… evidence, the emphasis on injustice as the main cause of war seems to be empirically inadequate. Focus on critical theory makes effective action impossible – defer to empirics David Owen, Reader of Political Theory at the Univ. of Southampton, Millennium Vol 31 No 3 2002 p. 655-7 Commenting on the ‘philosophical turn’ in IR, Wæver … IR exacerbating the first and second dangers, and so a potentially vicious circle arises. No impact Kaufman, Prof Poli Sci and IR – U Delaware, ‘9 (Stuart J, “Narratives and Symbols in Violent Mobilization: The Palestinian-Israeli Case,” Security Studies 18:3, 400 – 434) Even when hostile narratives, group fears, and … chauvinist mobilization, and a security dilemma. Psychoanalysis is factually inaccurate O’Brien and Jureidini, 2002 Gerard and Jon, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide and PhD (Flinders) is a child psychiatrist who has completed a doctorate in philosophy of mind, “Dispensing With the Dynamic Unconscious,” Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 9.2, project muse IT IS THE PRIMARY TENET of psychoanalysis that … dynamic unconscious, especially as it was originally conceived by Sigmund Freud. Alt can’t change security constructions Wendt 92 (Alexander, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Chicago, “Anarchy is what States Make of it: The Social Construction of Power Politics, International Organization, VOl. 46, no. 2.) Let us assume that processes of identity- and interest-formation … almost impossible to transform. The alt causes backlash not change Burke, lecturer at Adelaide University School of History and Politics, 2007 Anthony, Beyond Security, Ethics and Violence: War against the Other. pp.93 Once we attempt to enact an ethics of … to his secular and liberal response'.84 | |
| 11/11/2012 | 1AC IFR Warming K AffTournament: Shirley | Round: 6 | Opponent: Texas GM | Judge: Hester Plan
Plan: The United States federal government should provide seed money for initial commercial Integral Fast Reactors in the United States.
Contention 1
Contention 1 is climate change:
Climate change is real and anthropogenic Prothero 12 (Donald Prothero, Professor of Geology at Occidental College, Lecturer in Geobiology at CalTech, "How We Know Global Warming is Real and Human Caused," 3/1/12, EBSCO)
How do we know that … . Neither can we as a society.
Climate change causes massive environmental catastrophe – plan solves Hansen 8 (James Hansen, directs the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, “Tell Barack Obama the Truth – The Whole Truth,” Nov/Dec 2008) http:~/~/www.columbia.edu/~~jeh1/mailings/2008/20081121_pdf
Embers of election night elation … low- and no-CO2 energy options.
PRISM technology solves climate change – rapid emissions cuts are sufficient Blees 12 (Tom Blees, president of the Science Council for Global Initiatives and a board member of the UN-affiliated World Energy Forum, “Nuclear Roads Not Taken (Yet) in Germany, Japan and the US,” 5/31/12) http:~/~/theenergycollective.com/barrybrook/86298/com/barrybrook/86298/roads-not-taken-yet
But there is another nuclear … of human-caused climate change?
Only the IFR creates an economic incentive to transition away from coal in time to stop climate change Kirsch 9 (Steve Kirsch, Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American serial entrepreneur who has started six companies: Mouse Systems, Frame Technology, Infoseek, Propel, Abaca, and OneID, “Why We Should Build an Integral Fast Reactor Now,” 11/25/9) http:~/~/skirsch.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ifr/http://skirsch.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ifr/ To prevent a climate disaster, we … from publicly available information in 2004.
Multiple impacts:
1) Anthropogenic species loss Bosworth et al. 11 (Andrew, Chair of the working group of the Ethics and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific Project, Napat Chaipraditkul, Ming Ming Cheng, Kimberly Junmookda, Parag Kadam, Darryl Macer, Charlotte Millet, Jennifer Sangaroonthong, Alexander Waller “Ethics and Biodiversity”, Ethics and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific Project)
Why should we be concerned … is a basis for conservation efforts.
2) Human extinction Flournoy 11 – (Dec. 2011, citing Feng Hsu, PhD in Engingeering Science, NASA scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center, former research fellow of Brookhaven National Laboratory in the fields of risk assessment, risk-based decision making, safety and reliability and mission assurances for nuclear power, space launch, energy infrastructure and other social and engineering systems, Don Flournoy, PhD, University of Texas, Project Manager for University/Industry Experiments for the NASA ACTS Satellite, Professor of Telecommunications, Scripps College of Communications, Ohio University, "Solar Power Satellites," January, Springer Briefs in Space Development, p. 10-1)
In the Online Journal of … to take any chances” (Hsu 2010 ) .
3) Climate based inequality – specifically bad for people of color and the poor Morello-Frosch et al. 09 – (May 09, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D., MPH | Manuel Pastor, Ph.D. | James Sadd, Ph.D. | Seth B. Shonkoff, MPH, The Climate Gap, http://dornsife.usc.edu/pere/documents/The_Climate_Gap_Full_Report_FINAL.pdf)
Climate change is real. The … solutions don’t leave anyone behind.
Contention 2
Contention two is solvency
IFRs are ready for commercial application Kirsh 11 (Steven T. Kirsh, Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Why Obama should meet Till,” 9/28/11) http:~/~/bravenewclimate.com/2011/09/28/why-obama-should-meet-till/http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/09/28/why-obama-should-meet-till/ I will tell you the … provide you with additional information.
Matching funds for development solves Gen IV nuclear Martin 12 May 8th, Richard, A contributing editor for Wired since 2002, he has written about energy, for Time, Fortune, The Atlantic, and the Asian Wall Street Journal, editorial director for Pike Research, the leading cleantech research and analysis firm, former Technology Producer for ABCNews.com, Technology Editor for The Industry Standard (2000-2001), and Editor-at- Large for Information Week (2005-2008), recipient of the “Excellence in Feature Writing" Award from the Society for Professional Journalists and the White Award for Investigative Reporting, Educated at Yale and the University of Hong Kong, , “SuperFuel: Thorium, the Green Energy Source for the Future”, ISBN 978—0»230-116474
WHILE A NEW MANHATTAN PROIECT is … society based on thorium power.¶ ----¶\
Demonstrating commercial IFRs leads to global adoption in a fast time frame Blees et al 11 (Tom Blees1, Yoon Chang2, Robert Serafin3, Jerry Peterson4, Joe Shuster1, Charles Archambeau5, Randolph Ware3, 6, Tom Wigley3,7, Barry W. Brook7, 1Science Council for Global Initiatives, 2Argonne National Laboratory, 3National Center for Atmospheric Research, 4University of Colorado, 5Technology Research Associates, 6Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences, 7(climate professor) University of Adelaide, “Advanced nuclear power systems to mitigate climate change (Part III),” 2/24/11) http:~/~/bravenewclimate.com/2011/02/24/advanced-nuclear-power-systems-to-mitigate-climate-change/http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/02/24/advanced-nuclear-power-systems-to-mitigate-climate-change/ There are many compelling reasons … crises of the 21st century.
Contention 3
Contention three is our method:
Consensus-based climate science ensures best environmental policy Rice 09 (Jennifer Lea, PHD in Phil Thesis, U of Arizona, “MAKING CARBON COUNT: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND LOCAL CLIMATE GOVERNANCE IN THE UNITED STATES”, http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/bitstream/10150/194452/1/azu_etd_10727_sip1_m.pdf#page=111)
In Seattle, the science of … … the making of climate policy.
Science and expertism are inevitable even if not perfect – plan puts them to good use Demerritt 06 (David, Dept of Geography, King's College London, "The Construction of Global warming and the Politics of Science", www.unc.edu/courses/2006spring/geog/203/001/demerritt.pdf)
Unfortunately, public representations of science … constructing and interpreting the models.
Climate simulations are necessary reductionism – criticism constructs a straw man image of scientific truth and destroys public engagement Demerritt 06 (David, Dept of Geography, King's College London, "The Construction of Global warming and the Politics of Science", www.unc.edu/courses/2006spring/geog/203/001/demerritt.pdf)
Still, blindness does have its … sometimes receive from their critics.
Focus on the physical science dimensions of climate change is key to the best solutions Demerritt 06 (David, Dept of Geography, King's College London, "The Construction of Global warming and the Politics of Science", www.unc.edu/courses/2006spring/geog/203/001/demerritt.pdf)
Physical process modeling has certain … limitations of physical process modeling.
Pragmatic action is key to inform policymakers – environmental critique fails Malecki, 12 (Wojciech, U of Wroclaw, “Save the Planet on Your Own Time? Ecocriticsm and Political Practice”, The Journal of Ecocriticms 4(2) July)
To be more exact, in … literary scholars themselves (see Professional 37, 93-‐ 97).
The state is inevitable and engaging it is key to solve environmental destruction ECKERSLEY 2004 ROBYN, SENIOR LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, THE GREEN STATE, P. 4-5
This inquiry thus swims against a … would seem to be compelling.
Apocalyptic rhetoric is key in warming debates – it hasn’t actually been deployed yet Romm 12 (Joe Romm is a Fellow at American Progress and is the editor of Climate Progress, which New York Times columnist Tom Friedman called "the indispensable blog" and Time magazine named one of the 25 “Best Blogs of 2010.″ In 2009, Rolling Stone put Romm #88 on its list of 100 “people who are reinventing America.” Time named him a “Hero of the Environment″ and “The Web’s most influential climate-change blogger.” Romm was acting assistant secretary of energy for energy efficiency and renewable energy in 1997, where he oversaw $1 billion in RandD, demonstration, and deployment of low-carbon technology. He is a Senior Fellow at American Progress and holds a Ph.D. in physics from MIT., 2/26/2012, “Apocalypse Not: The Oscars, The Media And The Myth of ‘Constant Repetition of Doomsday Messages’ on Climate”, http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/02/26/432546/apocalypse-not-oscars-media-myth-of-repetition-of-doomsday-messages-on-climate/#more-432546)
The two greatest myths about … media, intelligentsia and popular culture.
Combining threat rhetoric with discourse about local impacts and feasible solutions is the BEST approach – works even for climate deniers Nisbet 10 – (11/16/10, Matthew, PhD in communication from Cornell University, Associate Professor in the School of Communication, American University, also citing a study by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia, conducted by “Study Finds That Fear Won't Don't Do It: Why Most Efforts at Climate Change Communication Might Actually Backfire,” http://bigthink.com/age-of-engagement/study-finds-that-fear-wont-dont-do-it-why-most-efforts-at-climate-change-communication-might-actually-backfire?page=all)
From the conclusion to the … these individuals’ deeply held beliefs. Communicating Less about the Problem and More About the Solutions Besides demonstrating the inefficacy of … personal benefits to public health.
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| 11/11/2012 | Shirley Rd 6 - 2AC vs. Texas GMTournament: Shirley | Round: 6 | Opponent: Texas GM | Judge: Hester role of the ballotWe can act without knowing – don’t privilege epistemology Wight, Department of Politics at the University of Exeter, 2007 Colin, “Inside the epistemological cave all bets are off,” Journal of International Relations and Development, 2007, 10, (40–56) Conclusion Kratochwil situates his argument by expressing dissatisfaction with contemporary … recesses of the epistemological cave, all bets are off.
Public advocacy of climate solutions key to change governmental policy-~--individual change insufficient CAG 10—Climate Change Communication Advisory Group. Dr Adam Corner School of Psychology, Cardiff University - Dr Tom Crompton Change Strategist, WWF-UK - Scott Davidson Programme Manager, Global Action Plan - Richard Hawkins Senior Researcher, Public Interest Research Centre - Professor Tim Kasser, Psychology department, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, USA. - Dr Renee Lertzman, Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices, Portland State University, US. - Peter Lipman, Policy Director, Sustrans. - Dr Irene Lorenzoni, Centre for Environmental Risk, University of East Anglia. - George Marshall, Founding Director, Climate Outreach , Information Network - Dr Ciaran Mundy, Director, Transition Bristol - Dr Saffron O’Neil, Department of Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia. - Professor Nick Pidgeon, Director, Understanding Risk Research Group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University. - Dr Anna Rabinovich, School of Psychology, University of Exeter - Rosemary Randall, Founder and director of Cambridge Carbon Footprint - Dr Lorraine Whitmarsh, School of Psychology, Cardiff University and Visiting Fellow at the, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. (Communicating climate change to mass public audience, http://pirc.info/downloads/communicating_climate_mass_audiences.pdf) This short advisory paper collates a set of recommendations about how best to shape mass public … to demonstrate (for example through public demonstrations) about how they would like structural barriers to behavioural/societal change to be removed.
Scenario evaluations are crucial for responsible politics – make ethics possible Moreover, the links between sceptical realism and prevalent … yet again into further reversals of the same old dichotomies.
Risk 2AC
Extinction risks are underestimated—critique is backwards YUDKOWSKY 2006 (Eliezer, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, “Cognitive biases potentially affecting judgment of global risks,” forthcoming in Global Catastrophic Risks, August 31) I am sometimes asked: "If existential risk X is real, why aren't …you may have just answered your own question.
Politics is not complex – authority minimizes complexity and models can’t predict the political Earnest and Rosenau 06 – (2006, David, PhD, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Old Dominion University, and James, PhD, University Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University, “Signifying Nothing? What Complex Systems Theory Can and Cannot Tell Us about Global Politics,” in Complexity in World Politics ed. Neil E. Harrison, State University of New York Press, 2006, p. 143-4)
In this chapter we argue that those who study international … of global politics need to understand both these perils as well as the promise of its methods.
No impact Gilley 2k5 (Bruce, PhD candidate at Princeton, “Should We Try to Predict Transitions to Democracy?: Lessons for China,” The Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations)
Prediction of regime changes, then, has been accurate … seems to be a terrible forfeiture of the academic mission
Good is good enough – uncertainty and complexity are inevitable but scenario planning is still good – the alternative is ideological bias and even worse policies – the alt undermines self reflexivity turning solvency. Fitzsimmons 07 – (Michael, Washington DC defense analyst, “The Problem of Uncertainty in Strategic Planning,” Survival, Winter 06-07, ebsco)
By the same token, today’s future may not be shrouded in complete mystery. …exactly the value that it professes to serve: flexibility.
Ecojustice 2AC
Reject root cause analyses – complexity proves this Martin, professor of science, technology, and society – University of Wollongong, ‘90 (Brian, http:~/~/www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/90uw/html) In this chapter and in the six preceding chapters I … developing strategies for grassroots movements to uproot them.
Tech optimism good – only way to solve massive, global problems ROBERTSON 2007 (Ross, Senior Editor at EnlightenNext, former NRDC member, “A Brighter Shade of Green,” What is Enlightenment, Oct-Dec, http://www.enlightennext.org/magazine/j38/bright-green.asp?page=1) This brings me to Worldchanging, the book that arrived last spring bearing news … and innovation—and perpetually open to improvement.
Managerialism empirically works and is inevitable—the perm makes it better Cicerone 06 R.J., Professor Emeritus, Earth System Science at University of California, Irvine. Climatic Change 77
Schelling (1996) has noted that while “geoengineering” is not fully defined, … proper actions, while research on geoengineering should proceed independently.
Rejecting tech re-externalizes climiate crisis – trades off with solutions Hendry, 2k8 (Judith, senior lecturer at the University of New Mexico where she teaches rhetorical studies and environmental communication. “Public Discourse and the Rhetorical Construction of the Technospector”, Environmental Communication Vol. 2, No. 3, November)
Shortly before sunrise on 19 August 2000, a fiery blast from an … relationship is constructed and maintained.
Paths of glory
Moral absolutism makes them complicit in injustice – unintended consequences matter just as much as intentions Jeffrey C. Isaac, James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy and Public Life at Indiana University, Spring 2002, Dissent, Vol. 49, No. 2 As writers such as Niccolo Machiavelli, Max Weber, Reinhold Niebuhr, … It promotes arrogance. And it undermines political effectiveness.
Global extinction risks require a revision of the politics of compassion – survival is still paramount. New risks dictate embracing our ethic DEPSITE their impacts Winchester 94 James J. Winchester teaches Philosophy at Spelman College Nietzsche's Aesthetic Turn As uninformed as it is to assume that there is an easy … is the level of interconnectedness that the technological age has pressed upon us.
Their own ethics demands utility – a geneaological value system is ultimately rooted in the body – that trumps qualitative determinations Nussbaum 94 Martha Nussbaum (born Martha Craven on May 6, 1947) is an American philosopher with a particular interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy and ethics. Nussbaum is currently Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, a chair that includes appointments in the Philosophy Department, the Law School, and the Divinity School. She also holds Associate appointments in Classics and Political Science, is a member of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies, and a Board Member of the Human Rights Program. She previously taught at Harvard and Brown where she held the rank of university professor.Nietzsche, Genealogy, Morality, By Richard
We now turn to the heart of the matter, the role of "… Stoic hero, if only socialism does not inspire him with weakness.5"
Acting to help others generates meaning Todd May 5, philo prof at Clemson, “To change the world, to celebrate life”, Philosophy and Social Criticism, vol 31, nos 5–6, 517–531 What are we to make of these references? We can, to … whether, in our lives and in our politics, we can be worthy of it.
We control uniqueness – meaning isn’t doomed, it’s just transient – we should stop suffering when we can Mitchell Smolkin, doctor who specializes in depression, Understanding Pain, 1989 p75-79 For Camus, the absurdity of the human condition … again and send them forth to die in a happy city.”76
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| 11/27/2012 | SMRs Warming AdvTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Climate change is real and anthropogenic Prothero 12 (Donald Prothero, Professor of Geology at Occidental College, Lecturer in Geobiology at CalTech, "How We Know Global Warming is Real and Human Caused," 3/1/12, EBSCO) How do we know that global warming is real and primarily …. They do not want to be caught unprepared and harmed by global climatic change when it threatens their survival. Neither can we as a society. Climate change causes massive extinctions – plan solves Hansen 8 (James Hansen, directs the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, “Tell Barack Obama the Truth – The Whole Truth,” Nov/Dec 2008) http:~/~/www.columbia.edu/~~jeh1/mailings/2008/20081121_pdf Embers of election night elation will glow longer than any prior election. Glowing even in other nations, and for …, especially fish, on a near-global scale. And there is little hope of stabilizing climate unless China and India have low- and no-CO2 energy options. Warming causes human extinction Flournoy 11 – (Dec. 2011, citing Feng Hsu, PhD in Engingeering Science, NASA scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center, former research fellow of Brookhaven National Laboratory in the fields of risk assessment, risk-based decision making, safety and reliability and mission assurances for nuclear power, space launch, energy infrastructure and other social and engineering systems, Don Flournoy, PhD, University of Texas, Project Manager for University/Industry Experiments for the NASA ACTS Satellite, Professor of Telecommunications, Scripps College of Communications, Ohio University, "Solar Power Satellites," January, Springer Briefs in Space Development, p. 10-1)
In the Online Journal of Space Communication , Dr. Feng Hsu, a NASA scientist at Goddard Space Flight …simply too high for us to take any chances” (Hsu 2010 ) . Expanding SMRs solves warming – cuts emissions sufficiently Shellenberger et al. 12 (Michael Shellenberger, president and director of the Breakthrough Institute, Jessica Lovering, policy analyst at the Breakthrough Institute, MA in Astrophysics and coursework towards a Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Colorado – Boulder, Ted Nordhaus, chairman of the Breakthrough Institute, recipient of Time Magazine Heroes of the Environment Award, environmental consultant and managing partner at American Environics, September 7, 2012, “Out of the Nuclear Closet,” http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/09/07/out_of_the_nuclear_closet) Arguably, the biggest impact of Fukushima on the nuclear debate, ironically, … developing the nuclear technologies we will need to get that job done. | |
| 11/27/2012 | SMRs Afghanistan AdvTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: There are growing fears that a speedy withdrawal of western troops from … according to some devastating reports for the New York Times by Carlotta Gall. Nothing but the continuing presence of US troops is preventing a reversion to pre-2001 Taliban rule. This is because the insurgency is largely located in the tribal belt of the … and Somalia owe it to the Afghan people to be patient and do the same for Afghanistan. Withdrawal cedes control to the Taliban causing nuclear terrorism and destabilizing Pakistan. Terrorism causes global nuclear war. Failure in Afghanistan destroys NATO Great power war SCENARIO 1 – FOSSIL FUEL Instability in Afghanistan is inevitable – sustainable military footprint is key to containment Only solving fossile fuel dependence solves – it acts as a force multiplier Alternative energy fails SMRS solve Nuclear power solves forward operating bases – tons of military benefits and it’s logistically feasible Mobile nuclear reactors in several varieties can be … study by the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army. The plan solves by the end of next year A number of nuclear reactor designs are available at varying costs and … for the deployed environment. These characteristics will be discussed in detail below. SCENARIO 2 – DRONES The grid is vulnerable – multiple different threats cause year long blackouts Electrical grids in the United States are vulnerable to both cyber-attacks … delivered by special rail car, and most are now manufactured overseas. Collapses drone operations in Afghanistan Solves solve insurgency in Pakistan Nuclear war But a suicide bomber in Pakistan rammed a car packed with explosives into a jeep … gravely serious about addressing the situation. So should we all. SMRs on domestic bases spill over to bases abroad Based on the progress made in technology, and on the findings of a … overseas military operations or disaster recovery activities.” DoD procurement is critical to ensure success – solves regulatory issues Notwithstanding all of these benefits, with a difficult regulation environment, … presents a realistic route by which their adoption can be achieved. Small reactors won’t make it absent military leadership The “Valley of Death.” Given the promise that small reactors hold for … costs of site-banking, gaining NRC certification for new technologies, and demonstrating technical viability.32 | |
| 01/04/2013 | SMRs Shipping AdvTournament: USC | Round: 5 | Opponent: | Judge: Fuel costs will destroy the shipping industry’s profitability in 2013 Sowkar 12 (Suraj Sowkar, Economic Times bureau, May 7, 2012, “Global slowdown, rising bunker costs hit shipping companies,” http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-05-07/news/31610751_1_tonnage-tax-dry-bulk-bunker-fuel) The financial year 2013 is expected to … and slowdown in the global economy. Extinction – warming, starvation, and disease BROWNRIGG 2007 (director general of British Chamber of Shipping, 2007 Speech to the Party Fringe meetings: Shipping – An Answer To Global Warming, 9/25, British Chamber of Shipping, http://www.british-shipping.org/uploaded_files/D-G%20Labour%20Party%20Fringe%20Sep%202007.doc Somewhat provocatively, we’ve called this meeting ‘Shipping – an answer to …that it is getting harder to continue to pare down the inefficiencies. Shipbuilding industry is key to Naval power NLUS 12 (Navy League of the United States, “America’s Maritime Industry The foundation of American seapower”, 2012, http://www.navyleague.org/files/americas-maritime-industry.pdf, Date Verification – http:~/~/gsship.org/industry-links/http://gsship.org/industry-links/) Defense Industrial Base: Shipbuilding¶ The American … unmatched in capability, but must maintain that lead.13 Naval power solves great power wars Conway et al. 7 James T., General, U.S. Marine Corps, Gary Roughead, Admiral, U.S. Navy, Thad W. Allen, Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower,” October, http:~/~/www.navy.mil/maritime/pdf No other disruption is as potentially disastrous to … enable extended campaigns ashore. Also key to Asia pivot – solves arms races and South China Sea WAr Crospey 12 (Dr. Seth – Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, Former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy, ““The U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Plan: Assumptions and Associated Risks to National Security”, Statement before the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations U.S. House of Representatives, 4/18, http:~/~/www.hudson.org/files/publications/SethCropsey~~-~~-USNavyShipbuildingPlan~~-~~-pdf) If the Navy's assumption is mistaken that current political ¶ … is or has abandoned its role as a great power. Asian arms races go nuclear Cirincione 00 (Joseph, director of the Non-Proliferation Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Foreign Policy, “The Asian Nuclear Reaction Chain,” 3/22/00, lexis) The blocks would fall quickest and hardest in Asia, where proliferation … the first combat use of a nuclear weapon since 1945. That’s the most likely scenario for US-China Glaser 12 (Bonnie S., Senior Fellow – Center for Strategic and International Studies, “Armed Clash in the South China Sea,” CFR, April, http:~/~/www.cfr.org/east-asia/armed-clash-south-china-sea/org/east-asia/armed-clash-south-china-sea/p27883) The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is significant. … likely make managing such a crisis more difficult. Most probable conflict – goes Nuclear Campbell et al 8 (Kurt M, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Dr. Campbell served in several capacities in government, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and the Pacific, Director on theNational Security Council Staff, previously the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), served as Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Washington Quarterly, and was the founder and Principal of StratAsia, a strategic advisory company focused on Asia, rior to co-founding CNAS, he served as Senior Vice President, Director of the International Security Program, and the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in National Security Policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, doctorate in International Relation Theory from Oxford, former associate professor of public policy and international relations at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Assistant Director of the Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, member of Council on Foreign Relations and International Institute for Strategic Studies, “The Power of Balance: America in iAsia” June 2008, http:~/~/www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CampbellPatelSingh_iAsia_pdf) Asian investment is also at record levels. Asian countries lead the world … by the risk of miscalculation or poor decision-making. The plan results in nuclear shipping TIME 2010 (“Nuclear Cruise Ships Ahoy?” Nov 15, http://science.time.com/2010/11/15/nuclear-cruise-ships-ahoy/#ixzz2Bq9wGdYH) Today Lloyd’s Register, the international standards … the much larger risk of global climate change.” SMR commercialization spills over to nuclear-powered commercial ships – companies won’t do it on their own Femenia 12 (Jose Femenia, Professor and Master of Marine Engineering Program Director at United States Merchant Marine Academy, Is The Time Right For Commercial Nuclear Powered Vessels? August 2012 http://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/SNAME/ee3b8f97-c746-4d85-bede-cd348a202053/UploadedImages/Is%20The%20Time%20Is%20Right%20For%20Commercial%20Nuclear%20Powered%20Vessels-J.Femenia%20(Full%20Paper-080812).pdf) Most likely the development of one or more appropriately …simply to increase the potential market for appropriate units. Nuclear shipping solves fuel cost and revives the shipping industry SINGLA 2011 (Smita, MA in food tech and professional blogger on maritime issues, “Nuclear Ship Propulsion: Is it the Future of the Shipping Industry?,” Marine Insight, Sept 2, http://www.marineinsight.com/tech/nuclear-ship-propulsion-is-it-the-future-of-the-shipping-industry/#ixzz2BqcUcPcN) Amongst all the speculations and standing doubts about use of … particular pollutants that have become a menace all over the world. Nuclear shipping good – opens Arctic trade routes and revitalizes US shipbuilding Page and Williams 10 (Lewis Page, former officer in the British Navy, writer at The Register – tech newspaper, and Chris Williams, The Register, 9-27-10, “Nuclear merchant ships could open up Arctic routes for real,” http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/27/nuclear_shipping/page4.html) British business interests are suggesting that it may be time to revive the … reactors for ships, would also be one of very few competitors for lucrative new business. Small reactors won’t make it absent military leadership Andres and Breetz 11 (Richard B. Andres is Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College and a Senior fellow and energy and environmental Security and Policy Chair in the Center for Strategic research, institute for national Strategic Studies, at the national Defense University. Hanna L. Breetz is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts institute of technology. February 2011, “Small nuclear reactors for military installations: capabilities, costs, and technological implications,” http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/StrForum/SF-262.pdf) The “Valley of Death.” Given the promise that small reactors hold for military …certification for new technologies, and demonstrating technical viability.32 DoD procurement is critical to ensure success – solves regulatory issues Andres and Loudermilk 10 (Richard B. Andres, PhD. Senior Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Research (CSR), Energy and Environmental Security, Institute for National Security Studies at the National Defense University, Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College; Micah J. Loudermilk, research associate with the Energy and Environmental Security Policy program, M.A. in international relations from Akron University, 8-23-10, “Small reactors and the military’s role in securing America’s nuclear industry,” http://sitrep.globalsecurity.org/articles/100823646-small-reactors-and-the-militar.htm) Notwithstanding all of these benefits, with a difficult regulation … their adoption can be achieved. SMRs can be commercialized effectively but only if we increase government support – current DOE funding is insufficient Donofrio et al. 12 (Nicholas Donofrio, former Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology, IBM ; Norman Augustine, retired Chairman and CEO of the Board of the Lockheed Martin Corporation; Frances Beinecke, president of NRDC, bachelor's degree from Yale College and a master's degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; John Deutch, Institute Professor of physical chemistry at MIT, D. James Baker, Director of the Global Carbon Measurement Program of the William J. Clinton Foundation; Albert Carnesale, Professor of Public Policy and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCLA; Andrew Kadak, Ph.D., Principal and Director of Nuclear Services at Exponent; Admiral Bruce DeMars, US Navy (retired) Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; William Madia, Vice President, Stanford University and President, Madia and Associates, LLC., energy consulting firm; Richard Meserve, president of the Carnegie Institution for Science; Burton Richter, Ph.D., Paul Pigott Professor in the Physical Sciences Emeritus at Stanford University and the former Director of the SLAC National Accelerator Center; Report of the SEAB Subcommittee on Small Modular Reactors, Department of Energy, November 2012, http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/SMR%20Report%20Draft%20for%20SEAB%20Review.pdf) We believe that if SMRs are to play an important role in achieving … and help to preserve the U.S. influence in non-proliferation by being a player, not just an observer. | |
| 02/02/2013 | SMRs Diego Garcia AdvTournament: Pitt | Round: 3 | Opponent: | Judge: Indian Ocean is key to superpower stability ANDERSON 2011 (David, professor of Strategic Studies and Odom Chair of Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Operations at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; Major Anton Wijeyesekera is a serving Armor officer in the Sri Lanka Army, “U.S. Naval Basing in Sri Lanka?” Small Wars Journal, Oct 15, http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/us-naval-basing-in-sri-lanka) The Indian Ocean has economic, political and strategic ,,, and failing states. Poverty, terrorism, fundamentalism and piracy are also glaring issues of concern in the region. India-China maritime competition is intensifying now – could escalate to war – ties won’t check Malik 12 (Mohan Malik is a professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, in Honolulu, and author of China and India: Great Power Rivals. July/August 2012, “China and India Today: Diplomats Jostle, Militaries Prepare,” http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/china-and-india-today-diplomats-jostle-militaries-prepare) Resource scarcity has added a maritime dimension to …that their feints and jabs could turn into a future slugging match. India-China war goes nuclear and global Jeremy Kahn, Newsweek, 19 October 2009 (http://www.newsweek.com/id/217088) The implications for India's security—and the … to reassure the public that "there will be no repeat of 1962." Diego Garcia is key to US power projection in the Indian Ocean Erickson et al. 10 (ANDREW S. ERICKSON, China Maritime Studies Institute, Strategic Research Department, US Naval War College; WALTER LADWIG III, Departmental Lecturer in International Relations at Merton College, University of Oxford, and JUSTIN D. MIKOLAY, Lieutenant – US Navy, Diego Garcia and the United States’ Emerging Indian Ocean Strategy, Asian Security, vol. 6, no. 3, 2010, pp. 214–237) Abstract: As the world’s economic and strategic … interests with a less provocative and less visible presence. Effective US naval presence solves India-China conflict – ensures cooperative, peaceful rise of both Kaplan 09 (Robert Kaplan, National Correspondent for The Atlantic and a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, in Washington, D.C., formerly Class of 1960 Distinguished Visiting Professor in National Security at the U.S. Naval Academy, March 16, 2009, “Center Stage for the 21st Century: Rivalry in the Indian Ocean,” http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/rivalry_in_the_indian_ocean.html) Yet this is still an environment in which the …. To understand this dynamic, one must look at the region from a maritime perspective. Electricity makes Diego Garcia base vulnerable – ships can’t go there and utilities are aging Mayer 02 (Robert H. Mayer, Ph.D., Department of Ocean Engineering, US Naval Academy, 2002, “A Source (of energy) for Garcia,” http://search.asee.org/search/fetch;jsessionid=10d8b5az32ez0?url=file%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2FE%3A%2Fsearch%2Fconference%2F26%2FAC%25202002Paper649.pdfandindex=conference_papersandspace=129746797203605791716676178andtype=application%2Fpdfandcharset=) In this period of national tragedy yet increasing patriotism, there is an island that … design of an ocean energy system that could compete favorably with a conventional power plant. SMRS solve vulnerability in Diego Garcia Packard 12 (Steve Packard, member of the James Randi Educational Foundation, science activist, systems administrator, studied computer science at the University of Hartford, January 15, 2012, Harsh Winter threatens to leave Alaska settlements without fuel,” http://depletedcranium.com/harsh-winter-threatens-to-leave-alaska-settlements-without-fuel/) These communities use a lot of oil, and… Air Station Numerous Islands in the Caribbean Nuclear power solves forward operating bases – tons of military benefits and it’s logistically feasible Schaffer and Chang 09 (Marvin Baker Schaffer, RAND, recipient of several professional awards including the US Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award. He has a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union and is a motherfucking World War II vet! and Ike Chang, independent military consultant, “Mobile Nuclear Power for Future Land Combat,” Joint Forces Quarterly 52(1), spring 2009, http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/issues/policy/us-nuclear-policy/weapons/111.pdf) Mobile nuclear reactors in several varieties … study by the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army. Only nuclear solves forward operating bases Ackerman 11 (Spencer Ackerman, national security writer for Wired, 2-18-11, “Latest Pentagon brainstorm: nuke-powered war bases,” http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/02/nuke-bases/) Only one problem. “The only known technology … you really knew what you were doing,” Parthemore says. The plan solves by the end of next year Causbie 12 (Hanson Causbie, BS in Civil Engineering and BA in Comparative Politics – US Military Academy at West Point, aviation officer in the Army, March 2012, “DEPLOYABLE NUKES: THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER IN THE DEPLOYED ENVIRONMENT”) A number of nuclear reactor designs are available at … environment. These characteristics will be discussed in detail below. | |
| 02/02/2013 | SMRs Drones Impact - Grid AdvTournament: Pitt | Round: 1 | Opponent: | Judge: Collapses drone operations in Afghanistan Aimone 2012 (Michael Aimone, Director¶ Business Enterprise Integration¶ Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, September 12, 2012, Testimony Before the House Committee on Homeland Security¶ Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies, http://homeland.house.gov/sites/homeland.house.gov/files/Testimony%20-%20Aimone.pdf) DoD’s facility energy strategy is also focused heavily on …to deliver electricity to its bases places critical missions at risk.1 Drones crush terrorists and solve militant takeover in Pakistan Nadim 2012 (Hussain Nadim, visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center, August 8, 2012, "How Drones Changed the Game in Pakistan," National Interest, nationalinterest.org/how-drones-changed-the-game-pakistan-7290) Regardless of what the news agencies in Pakistan …at all as long as they get to burn a few American flags. Pakistani militants cause Indo-Pak war Vira and Cordesman 2011 (Varun Vira and Anthony H. Cordesman, “Pakistan: Violence vs. Stability,” CSIS, http://goo.gl/ZyS4q) These conflicts have been augmented by violence and tensions inside … divert Pakistani military attention away from the tribal areas. India-Pakistan nuclear war is likely and causes extinction HUNDLEY 2012 (Tom, former journalist and analyst at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Pakistan and India: Race to the End, Sep 5, http:~/~/pulitzercenter.org/reporting/pakistan-nuclear-weapons-battlefield-india-arms-race-energy-cold-warurl:%22) Pakistan, with an estimated 90 to 120 warheads, is now believed to be churning out… it, but neither seems able to slow their dangerous race to annihilation. This scenario is the most likely scenario for escalation – US diplomacy wouldn’t solve Yusuf 11 (Moeed Yusuf is South Asia adviser at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where he manages the institute’s Pakistan program. Previously, he was a research fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center at Boston University, “Banking on an Outsider: Implications for Escalation Control in South Asia”, June 2011, Arms Control Association, http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2011_06/Yusuf) The potential for confrontation between India and Pakistan continues … inclined to expect the worst from the other.22 | |
| 02/02/2013 | SMRs Basing AdvTournament: Pitt | Round: 7 | Opponent: | Judge: Involvement in local conflicts is inevitable now – military has the capabilities to succeed Killebrew 12 (Robert Killebrew, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security focusing on defense issues, former consultant to the DOD, former Colonel, master’s degrees in history and international relations, June 6, 2012, No matter what Gentile and others wish, counterinsurgency just isn't going away, Foreign Policy, http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/06/06/no_matter_what_gentile_and_others_wish_counterinsurgency_just_isnt_going_away) Even as the war in Afghanistan continues to boil, the defense intellectual crowd …. Nothing changes tradition and practice, though, like hard lessons in the field. Stable fuel supply is the only way to sustain forward operations that’s key to future irregular warfare Elwell 11 (Andrew Elwell, MA in history, worked in defense arms manufacturing, now senior news editor with defense news company, 12-1-11, “Renewable energy tech sought for forward operating bases,” http://www.defenceiq.com/army-and-land-forces/articles/forward-operating-base-technologies-clean-green-an/) “Military operations are a fairly energy-intense undertaking, … desire, nay necessity, to reduce dependence on fossil fuel intensifies. Only the aff solves self-deterrence and effective conflict de-escalation BINNENDIJK AND JOHNSON 2003 (Hans and Stuart, Center for Technology and National Security, National Defense University, “Transforming for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations,” Nov 12) Understanding this aspect of stabilization and reconstruction … to the security interests of the United States and its allies. Managing and containing regional war is critical to prevent several scenarios of global nuclear war including war with Russia BOSCO 2006 (David, Senior Editor of Foreign Policy, LA Times, July 23, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-op-bosco23jul23,0,6188365.story?coll=la-sunday-commentary) The understanding that small but violent acts can spark global conflagration …, what has the world learned about managing conflict? Only scenario for extinction Bostrom 2002 (Nick Bostrom, 2002. Professor of Philosophy and Global Studies at Yale. "Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards," 38, www.transhumanist.com/volume9/risks.html) A much greater existential risk emerged with the build-up of nuclear … it would not destroy or thwart humankind’s potential permanently. Intervention without forward basing capability is comparatively worse Lieber 2005 – Professor of Government and International Affairs at Georgetown University Robert J., The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century, p. 53-54 Withdrawal from foreign commitments might seem to … forgotten regions; of economic stagnation and civilization's retreat into a few fortified enclaves."2 Nuclear enables stability operations to succeed Causbie 12 (Hanson Causbie, BS in Civil Engineering and BA in Comparative Politics – US Military Academy at West Point, aviation officer in the Army, March 2012, “DEPLOYABLE NUKES: THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER IN THE DEPLOYED ENVIRONMENT”) Ten years of operating in the deployed environment have … and leave its allied partners with a sustainable energy source which could be used for up to a decade. Nuclear power solves forward operating bases – tons of military benefits and it’s logistically feasible Schaffer and Chang 09 (Marvin Baker Schaffer, RAND, recipient of several professional awards including the US Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award. He has a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union and is a motherfucking World War II vet! and Ike Chang, independent military consultant, “Mobile Nuclear Power for Future Land Combat,” Joint Forces Quarterly 52(1), spring 2009, http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/issues/policy/us-nuclear-policy/weapons/111.pdf) Mobile nuclear reactors in several varieties can be postulated. … future. The concept warrants extensive study by the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army. SMRs on domestic bases spill over to bases abroad Galloway 10 Brigadier General Gerald E, Former Dean of the Academic Board, US Military Academy and Dean of the Faculty and Academic Programs, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, "On the Need for Creative Energy Solutions", Summer, www.cna.org/sites/default/files/research/WEB%2007%2027%2010%20MAB%20Powering%20America%27s%20Economy.pdf Based on the progress made in technology, and on the findings of a … reactors could be used to support overseas military operations or disaster recovery activities.” The plan solves by the end of next year Causbie 12 (Hanson Causbie, BS in Civil Engineering and BA in Comparative Politics – US Military Academy at West Point, aviation officer in the Army, March 2012, “DEPLOYABLE NUKES: THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER IN THE DEPLOYED ENVIRONMENT”) A number of nuclear reactor designs are available at varying costs and … environment. These characteristics will be discussed in detail below. Only nuclear can solve Ackerman 11 (Spencer Ackerman, national security writer for Wired, 2-18-11, “Latest Pentagon brainstorm: nuke-powered war bases,” http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/02/nuke-bases/) Only one problem. “The only known technology that has potential … fuel” for a bomb “unless you really knew what you were doing,” Parthemore says. Alt energy can’t solve forward bases Maron 11 (Dina Fine Maron, MA from Johns Hopkins, received national journalism awards from the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, climate journalist for the New York Times, 5-10-11, “Army's Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals Run Into War-Zone Realities,” New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/05/10/10climatewire-armys-ambitious-renewable-energy-goals-run-i-30479.html?pagewanted=all) ¶ A much-touted military complex slated to become the main hub for future Afghan …, which suggested these projects could set the bar for renewable energy work. Only reducing fossil fuel dependence solves – it acts as a force multiplier Rogers 12 (Will Rogers, Bacevich Fellow at the Center for a New American Security and leader of its National Security program, graduate student in Security Studies at Georgetown, 6-7-12, “The operational and strategic rationale behind the US military’s energy efforts,” http://www.consumerenergyreport.com/2012/06/07/the-operational-and-strategic-rationale-behind-the-u-s-militarys-energy-efforts/) ¶ Military leaders have become increasingly worried about operational …the end of the day it is about reducing the amount of petroleum needed to fuel the force. | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT Round 2 - 1AC IFR Warming K AffTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Towson HW | Judge: Lauzon, Meiches, Woodruff 1AC is same as already posted on wiki, plus these cardsContention 2 is other bad shitGlobal coal advancing – its not going away in the status quoGaluszka 12 (Peter Galuszka, New York Times, "With China and India Ravenous for Energy, Coal’s Future Seems Assured," 11/12/12) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/business/energy-environment/china-leads-the-way-as-demand-for-coal-surges-worldwide.html?_r=2%26pagewanted=all%26-http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/business/energy-environment/china-leads-the-way-as-demand-for-coal-surges-worldwide.html?_r=2%26pagewanted=all%26 But another problem stood out. India relies on coal for 55 … on China and India, and its prospects look bright — mainly because it is cheaper than its competitors. Nuclear’s critical to displace coal and stop catastrophic climate changeMoore 4—co-founder of Greenpeace, is chairman and chief scientist of Greenspirit Strategies Ltd. (Patrick, Going Nuclear, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041401209.html-http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041401209.html) Coal in America kills 50k per yearRichardson 09 (John H. Richardson, "Meet the Man Who Could End Global Warming," 11/17/9) http://www.esquire.com/features/best-and-brightest-2009/nuclear-waste-disposal-1209-http://www.esquire.com/features/best-and-brightest-2009/nuclear-waste-disposal-1209 Next, you must also consider the magnitude … like asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. Coal kills over 100k people per year in indiaRomm 13 (Joseph Romm, Ph.D in Physics from MIT, worked at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, former Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, awarded an American Physical Society Congressional Science Fellowship, executive director of Center for Energy and Climate Solutions, former researcher at the Rocky Mountain Institute, former Special Assistant for International Security at the Rockefeller Foundation, taught at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, "Coal’s True Cost in India: 100,000+ Deaths per Year," 3/13/13) http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/197641/coal-s-true-cost-100000-deaths-year-india?utm_source=feedburner%26utm_medium=feed%26utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29 A report issued yesterday from Conservation Action … are both widely available and very effective. » Login or register now to comment%21 Uranium mining damages sensitive environments worldwideThorpe 11 (David Thorpe, News Editor of Energy and Environmental Management Magazine, "Nuclear Industry Must Be Transparent on Uranium Mining, Carbon Output Before New Plants," 7/19/11) http://theenergycollective.com/david-k-thorpe/61328/nuclear-industry-must-come-clean-and-get-clean-we-build-more-plants-http://theenergycollective.com/david-k-thorpe/61328/nuclear-industry-must-come-clean-and-get-clean-we-build-more-plants The Scourge of Uranium Mining | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT Round 2 - 2AC CaseTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Towson HW | Judge: Lauzon, Meiches, Woodruff No root causes – human nature is too complexHutchison 04 ~Fred, M.A. from Cleveland State University, intellectual and author, "American innovation and the culture war: A golden age of American innovation," March 22, http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/hutchison/040322~~ Reductionist ideas reduce man to a simplistic … ideas of multiculturalism — which is grounded on theories of cultural determinism. | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT Round 2 - 2AC Signifying KTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Towson HW | Judge: Lauzon, Meiches, Woodruff Even if our method is flawed, you should still take action to solve warmingBranstetter 11 (John, Dept. of Poly Sci @ Washington St. U, "Bridging the divide: Normatively anchored, problem-driven research in political communication", French Politics, 9) Although I hope to show that the lack of attention to the …. Gerstle ́ adroitly avoids these pitfalls by being pragmatic, or normatively anchored and problem driven. Even if the frame is flawed we still have to act – waiting for the system to change will be too lateHahnel 12 (Robin Hahnel, Professor of Economics at Portland State University, 02 Nov 2012, "Desperately Seeking Left Unity on International Climate Policy", Capitalism Nature Socialism Volume 23, Issue 4, 2012, DOI:10.1080/10455752.2012.722308) Speaking the language of policymakers is key to convince them – means the CP fails in the context of our affMcClean 01 – Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Molloy College, New York (David E., "The Cultural Left and the Limits of Social Hope," Presented at the 2001 Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, www.american-philosophy.org/archives/past_conference_programs/pc2001/Discussion%20papers/david_mcclean.htm) Yet for some reason, at least partially explicated in Richard Rorty’s Achieving Our … critics with their snobish disrespect for the so-called "managerial class." Impersonal tone is NOT view from nowhere, but key to avoid reifying white dominanceRoelofs ’5 (Monique, Assoc. Prof. of Philosophy @ Hampshire College, "Racialization as an Aesthetic Production" White on White/Black on Black pp. 111-112) Embrace a plurality of English-es rather than an insistence on the innate superiority of one linguistic strategy – the perm is the best optionDavid E. Kirkland 10, English prof at NYU, "English(es) in Urban Contexts: Politics, Pluralism, and Possibilities", English Education, V42, N3 By definition, language once uttered begins … by linguistic legacies of survival and oppression. The alternative’s abandonment of all existing lexicons is worse for cross-cultural understanding – endorse pluralist chaos, complete with all its contradictionsDavid E. Kirkland 10, English prof at NYU, "English(es) in Urban Contexts: Politics, Pluralism, and Possibilities", English Education, V42, N3 Many lessons can be learned from Derrick, … social heteroglossia" (Bakhtin, 1981, p. 292). Language doesn’t shape realityTuathail 96 (Gearoid, Department of Georgraphy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Political Geography, 15(6-7), p. 664, science direct) While theoretical debates at academic … be open to the patterned mess that is human history. Dialogue fosters linguistic pluralism through a process of constructive collisionShuaib Meacham 4, education prof at Colorado Boulder, "Comments on Bakhtin and Dialogic Pedagogy", Journal of Russian and East European Psychology, vol. 42, no. 6, November–December 2004, pp. 82–85 By way of critique, my primary concern returns to the issue of … instead of fearing language diversity and dialogue with students. Foreclosing the possibility of argument resolution recreates hierarchical speech codes – Nommo is an empirical example of thisClark 4 Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2004.
Important, these promises of invention do not come without …speech provides one possible way out of the dig. | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT Round 2 - 1AR Signifying KTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Towson HW | Judge: Lauzon, Meiches, Woodruff aff solves alt - taking action against warming represents an opportunity to rebuild progressive politics for a more just society, but only if we set aside traditional differences founded around identity in favor of a broad-based coalitionSmith 10 Brendan, co-founder of Labor Network for Sustainability, 11-23, "Fighting Doom: The New Politics of Climate Change," Common Dreams, http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/11/23-1 They don’t change the praxis of the debate community and attempting to do so is counterproductiveAtchison and Panetta 9 – *Director of Debate at Trinity University and Director of Debate at the University of Georgia (Jarrod, and Edward, "Intercollegiate Debate and Speech Communication: Issues for the Future," The Sage Handbook of Rhetorical Studies, Lunsford, Andrea, ed., 2009, p. 317-334) The final problem with an individual debate round…century-long community problems requires a tremendous effort by a great number of people. Impact turn thisHattingh 11 – (June 2011, Johan, Professor, Unit for Environmental Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, "Towards a shared Ethics of Global Climate Change," Current Allergy %26 Clinical Immunology, June 2011 Vol 24 No.2) In order to move beyond the perfect moral storm of climate change as it is … the ethics of co-operation and sharing of knowledge with regard to climate change. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 1AC (CTL)Tournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: Contention 1Scenario 1 North Korea declared war yesterday North Korea has entered a "state of war" with neighboring South Korea, This time is different – new leaders on both sides and new missile technology "North Korea’s not that dangerous."¶ Wrong. There is no threat of war Extinction At worst, there is the possibility of nuclear attack, whether by intention, China war goes nuclear Hard power outweighs all other elements of heg Economic resources are increasingly important in this century, but it would be a mistake Military decline results in global conflict—successors won’t fill in and multiple hotspots escalate For if America falters, the world is unlikely to be dominated by a single Best statistical studies prove heg solves war Andrew Mack and his colleagues at the Human Security Report Project are to be congratulated Air Power solves Korean Conflict and South Korea Alliance Air power is key to deterrence Specifically, air power prevents nuclear escalation Air power is key to hegemony – it independently prevents US-China war Contention 2Oil dependence collapses the Air Force and overall power projection – the aff is key to sustainability Petroleum independence is a force multiplier – expands operational capacity Petroleum dependence for jet fuels causes huge budget short falls – trades off with other priorities Now is a critical juncture – the plan is key to prevent debilitating fuel cost increases and supporting force modernization Fuel price volatility undermines Air Force Procurement, readiness and mission effectiveness PlanPlan: The United States federal government should procure coal-to-liquids fuel for energy production in United States Air Force aircraft.Contention 3CTL is inevitable and technologically feasible but the law prevents use in Military Air Craft Air Force contracting is an incentive and is key to meeting the Air Force’s alternative fuel goals CTL solves – eliminates air force dependence on foreign oil CTL is key – it can be deployed immediately and solves air force petroleum dependence Fischer-Tropsch fuels can immediately solve air force budget short-falls but the Military can’t procure it due to restrictions | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 A2 T - IncentivesTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 A2 T - Energy ProductionTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: CTL is energy production CI: Energy production includes an increase in the use of energy Processing and production of coal is energy production "Energy production" means the exploration, … generation whose power source is petroleum based. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 A2 Security KTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: Since deterrence can become part of the actors’ identity, it … more stable expectations of avoiding violence. Insecurity not inevitable – we can check the impact Thinking about and preparing for when … to respond effectively when things go wrong. Reps don’t shape reality - While theoretical debates at academic … like the identity politics narrative; it needs to always be open to the patterned mess that is human history. No impact Even when hostile narratives, group fears, … attitudes, chauvinist mobilization, and a security dilemma. Alt can’t solve security constructions | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 A2 States CPTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: States don’t have authority over the military Under a body of constitutional law applicable to … expressly adopted by the enclave’s new sovereign, the federal government. the military gets to decide whether or not to Err aff – the Air Force rejected the counterplan – will only do it if its wholly privately funded Current acquisitions favor old tech – the plan’s signal is key | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 A2 QER CPTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: Doesn’t sever should OR resolved Coal is wrongly perceived as environmentally destructive No implementation and links to politics | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 A2 Politics (CIR)Tournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: Loss of PC still results in visas Not top of the docket No spillover --- prefer empirics to opinions The link isn’t unique and won’t pass Pol cap isn’t key Coal fights now – exports Environmentalists are focusing particular … construction of the export infrastructure could impact on global carbon emissions. DOD shields Obama Air Force doesn’t generate controversy Navy leaders have endured a barrage of criticism … have different goals,” said Geiss. “They have a different strategy.” GOP loves CTL – legislative repeals prove The Republican resurgence in Congress has … those of conventional petroleum. 1AR No war – recession disproves. When the global financial crisis struck roughly a …, hasn't led us to anything beyond advising and training local forces. No impact to debt Other concerns about the future of the U.S. … increase in the cost of servicing the debt could affect the long-term health of the economy. Won’t pass – 5 reasons | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 A2 Air Power CPTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 4 A2 Keystone DATournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: Baylor HK | Judge: In my judgment, it is highly unlikely for the relationship … quite low, as is the risk that China would try to compel unification through the use of force. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 5 1ACTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 5 2AC Incremental Funding CPTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: The full funding policy is a federal budgeting rule … programs, or require different approaches to exercise control and oversight. Doesn’t solve the aff – military can’t use it correctly – also links to net benefit There are several other budgetary implications as well as … are made could lead to distortions in the allocation of resources. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 5 2AC CIR New CardsTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: The attack will never happen No extinction XO solves | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 5 2AC Biofuels Trade OffTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Market adjustments solve The trouble with doom-and-gloom predictions -- whether …shocks that even the most prosperous nations must inevitably face. SMRs solve energy security – putting them on a base is a key Studies show that oil reserves are forecast to last … nation’s politicians have the will to travel the path to energy security? Biofuels don’t solve the aff Other things cut first – here’s a list At a time when $46 billion in mandatory … where the administration believes more money will be required. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 5 2AC Renewable Trade OffTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Even once the final design is approved by the NRC, …-cost options will be over the decades new plants will operate. No DOD tech spillover There should be no question about the … solutions and standards would likely be somewhat different. Renewables won’t solve warming – only nukes do According to Charles H. Greene, Cornell…mitigate the risks of dangerous climate change," said Green. Warming’s a lie and no impact Let me turn to some of the problems the non-pollutant CO2 is … much bigger effect on the temperature of the earth than changing levels of CO2. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 5 1AR Renewable Trade OffTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Renewables can’t displace fossil fuels Jacobson and Delucchi estimate that their scheme would…rich world energy-intensive “living standards” via renewable energy. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT RD 5 1AR PoliticsTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: President Barack Obama pressed for swift action on a …new low-skilled workers was unlikely to "doom" the legislation. Hasn’t been involved since January The president made little progress in overhauling the …, then purposely handed off the effort to lawmakers. Capital not key Boehner’s key not Obama | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Rnd 7 1acTournament: | Round: | Opponent: Wyoming BF | Judge: 1ac – grid The grid is vulnerable – multiple different threats cause year long blackouts Electrical grids in the United States are vulnerable to both cyber-attacks and space weather, federal officials have said. that took out a dozen, you might be waiting quite a while,” he said. They weigh about 300 tons, can only be delivered by special rail car, and most are now manufactured overseas. DOD grid dependence destroys the military – only SMRs solve According to a recent report by the Defense Science Board, the DoD gets ninety Attack eviscerates the military and independently causes nuclear lashout To make matters worse a cyber attack that can take out a civilian power grid, for example could also cripple could include the use of “nuclear weapons”, if authorized by the President. Domestic installations are key – must function 24/7 Unfortunately, the current architecture of the grid is vulnerable to even simple attacks. Hard power outweighs all other elements of heg Economic resources are increasingly important in this century, but it would be a mistake Military decline results in global conflict—successors won’t fill in and multiple hotspots escalate For if America falters, the world is unlikely to be dominated by a single US military might solves great power competition and nuclear war – maintains alliances and deters global rivalries and regional conflicts KEEPING THE PEACE Of course, even if it is true that the costs of Best statistical studies prove heg solves war Andrew Mack and his colleagues at the Human Security Report Project are to be congratulated SMRs island bases and ensure constant power supply Small nuclear power plants could contribute to electrical energy surety and survivability. Having nuclear overall network more robust. Renewables can’t solve First, the political climate, though still tenuous, is shifting to favorable, Backup generators fail too The Military – According to USNORTHCOM, its bases at the installation level are not 1ac – basing Even as the war in Afghanistan continues to boil, the defense intellectual crowd has wandered into an Hammes 12 – (April, T. X., PhD, retired U.S. Marine officer who is considered a specialist in counter-insurgency warfare, “Counterinsurgency Not a Strategy, but a Necessary Capability,” http://www.ndu.edu/press/counterinsurgency-not-a-strategy.html) A COIN Capability Is Needed Stable fuel supply is the only way to sustain forward operations – that’s key to future irregular warfare “Military operations are a fairly energy-intense undertaking, and energy security is Only the aff solves self-deterrence and effective conflict de-escalation Understanding this aspect of stabilization and reconstruction operations is important; some of America’s adversaries These conflicts escalate to nuclear war – includes russia Extinction President Obama and Russian President Dimitri Medvedev are scheduled to Wednesday in London during the Effective forward basing de-escalates conflicts and sustains alliances – the alt is re-intervention which escalates conflicts Tough economic times have often been met in the United States by calls for a Alliance collapse causes widespread nuclear war – draws in the US The Disintegration of U.S. Alliances Will Exacerbate Regional Military Instability The lack Nuclear enables stability operations to succeed Ten years of operating in the deployed environment have brought to light a number of Nuclear power solves forward operating bases – tons of military benefits and it’s logistically feasible Mobile nuclear reactors in several varieties can be postulated. They weigh 90 to 100 Only nuclear can solve Only one problem. “The only known technology that has potential to address the power needs of the The plan solves by the end of next year A number of nuclear reactor designs are available at varying costs and power outputs. Alt energy can’t solve forward bases ¶ A much-touted military complex slated to become the main hub for future ¶ Military leaders have become increasingly worried about operational energy challenges in Afghanistan and | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Rnd 7 2ac A-SpecTournament: | Round: | Opponent: Wyoming BF | Judge: Cross ex checks – solves ground loss Federal government is “relating to the central government” Agent CPs bad – eliminate topic education which disincentivizes research and argument creativity; also steal the whole aff and inflate dumb net benefits – states CP already tests agent No resolutional basis – proves ASPEC is arbitrary and infinitely regressive We can still talk about different agencies without the CP – they can read their agency DAs and compare it, read normal means evidence, do research Good is good enough – don’t have to prove it’s better to not specify, just that it doesn’t kill debate | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Rnd 7 2ac Security KTournament: | Round: | Opponent: Wyoming BF | Judge: We get to weigh our impacts – other frameworks moot the 1AC = no aff ground also avoids a discussion of the topic Case outweighs – deterrence decreases frequency, intensity, and escalation of conflicts – Extinction outweighs value to life – life is a prerequisite to value Military deterrence grants ontological security – provides the impetus to avoid violence Since deterrence can become part of the actors’ identity, it is also involved in Deterrence is empirically successful at checking wars As so broadly conceived, there is strong evidence that deterrence, that is, No root causes – that discourse prevents action Reductionist ideas reduce man to a simplistic caricature. When man looks in the mirror No root cause of war Reps don’t shape reality - While theoretical debates at academic conferences are important to academics, the discourse and concerns Method focus makes action impossible Although I hope to show that the lack of attention to the normative dimension of Insecurity not inevitable – we can check the impact Thinking about and preparing for when things can go very wrong need not be about No impact Even when hostile narratives, group fears, and opportunity are strongly present, war Alt can’t solve security constructions Perm do the plan and all noncompetitive parts of the alt Perm do the plan and reject security constructions Realism is true and inevitable The optimists' claim that security competition and war among the great powers has been burned And it can be productively redeployed – means the perm is best Impacts aren’t inevitable – policies solve Moreover, keeping in mind the sobering lessons of the past century cannot but make The alt causes backlash not change Scenario evaluations are crucial for responsible politics – make ethics possible A focus on renaming replaces a focus on institutional change – turns their impact the political spectrum. Homeless, welfare and family planning provide three examples of how isolated instances of renaming fail in their efforts to make a politics out of sanitizing language. | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Rnd 7 2ac DOD CPTournament: | Round: | Opponent: Wyoming BF | Judge: The plan causes congressional backlash They don’t even have a shield the link card – it’s just an assertion – their link’s just about nuke power not congressional appropriations or anything proves the link And executive agencies cant fund – means appropriations would have to come from Congress eventually Perm do the CP – the plan just requires that the USFG procure SMRs N.D.Ga. 1986. Action against the Postal Service, although Perm do both Conditionality’s a voter – skews 2AC offense making strategic coverage impossible and creates poor decisionmaking choices because gives incentive to go for least covered positions – dispo solves offense Solvency card is about commercialization – plans not dependent on commercialization | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Rnd 7 2ac Politics TPATournament: | Round: | Opponent: Wyoming BF | Judge: China won’t join No evidence that econ rels collapse absent TPA No trade agreement with China Tensions are inevitable, but there will be no conflict China won’t resort to military means Sequester kills trade leadership No movement on any trade agreements anytime soon Won’t pass and not spending capital No UQ – Fatka card is just a quote from Baucus saying that he wants to pass TPA – isn’t even remotely predictive They don’t have a PC key card – their palmer card just says that Obama needs to spend political capital, not that he is. Also comes from an article criticizing him for his lack of leadership on the issue Won’t pass – Democrats Infrastructure thumps FCC Nomination thumps Nothing will pass – gridlock Immigration’s at the top of the docket Capital is low and FAILS Obama’s capital fails Obama pushing alt energy now One of Barack Obama’s primary initiatives during his first week in office has been focused on generating the DOD shields Obama Pushing for SMRs now The Obama administration is promoting a bold, long-range plan for building dozens of small, factory-built reactors Smith-Kevern said the agency hopes to complete the awards by the year's end. TVA defs building an SMR A new generation of nuclear reactors called SMRs could be producing power in the U SMRs have bipartisan support Military energy is bipart The White House believes it has figured out how to get more money for clean-energy programs touted by President Winners win right now ¬– ignore older ev Winners win Barack Obama has five major problems as president. The first is that he doesn't Capital’s irrelevant Capital is irrelevant – no motive to compromise But because there are so many fewer swing districts today, the amount of turnover in the House is much less. The 63 Grid improvements are cybersecurity DOD’s budget includes a ton of funding for cyber security broadly, which may include Money’s there and plan’s spun as cybersecurity Military program managers whose operations are vaguely associated with computer networks could Panetta pushes, not Obama Executive: On Monday, President Obama outlined his own deficit reduction and job creation Obama’s capital is resilient | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Rnd 7 2ac CaseTournament: | Round: | Opponent: Wyoming BF | Judge: sust Conventional wisdom is wrong – overall relative power advantages outweigh short-term crises Only a few years ago, pundits were absorbed in debates about American "empire heg bad 2ac It’s not a question of hegemony writ large but a question of military deterrence – no ev that other countries have sufficient military capability to deter escalation proves there’s no alt to US heg No uniqueness – they have no ev that heg will peacefully decline now – all of their heg bad ev assumes slow decline in US power not a complete, fast collapse of US military capabilities which is the ONLY uniqueness claim in the 1AC Radical shift uniquely causes conflict No link – the plan doesn’t change US grand strategy, it just allows us to sustain our military power at current levels Heg pursuit is inev The rise of China notwithstanding, the United States remains the world’s sole superpower. Squo solves multilat At the turn of the last century, 189 world leaders convened at the Millennium Even if slow decline is inev, US needs to manage the transition Withdrawal causes nuclear conflicts – the US would be forced to re-intervene Withdrawal from foreign commitments might seem to be a means of evading hostility toward the
No offense—problems are worse without primacy and strength deters more aggression than it provokes Third, in an international system with no true central authority and the United States at: long time Takes less than two years These days, the US is building small modular reactors in just 3-4 at: oil = vulnerability They can also produce hydrogen to power other things that need oil – Schaffer and Chang Electricity outweighs Power-system vulnerabilities are even worse in-theater, where infrastructure and the |
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