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| GDSDA 5 | 4 | Opponent: IDK | Judge: IDK JF - Debris AC |
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JF Debris ACTournament: GDSDA 5 | Round: 4 | Opponent: IDK | Judge: IDK Space Debris ACI defend the resolution: the appropriation of outer space by private entities is unjustMy framework is utilitarianism – the primary function of a just government is preserving life, without which there are no other values.Contention One: Privatization Increases Space Debris1. Space debris is a rapidly growing problem – we are at the tipping point as collisions are escalatingBushnell and Moses, 2019 - chief scientist and rocket scientist at NASA Langley Research Center ~Dennis M. and Robert W. "Reliability, Safety, and Performance for Two Aerospace Revolutions - UAS/ODM and Commercial Deep Space," https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20190025268.pdf~~ 2. Private property rights in space increase debris because it undermines environmental protectionCherian, 2007 - National University of Advanced Legal Studies ~Jijo Geroge, with Job Abraham , "Concept of Private Property in Space – An Analysis" Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology Vol. 2, Issue 4 https://media.neliti.com/media/publications/28805-EN-concept-of-private-property-in-space-an-analysis.pdf~~ 3. Privatization dramatically increases debris because it exponentially increases launches and undermines government regulations.Gagnon, 2003 - coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space ~Bruce, "Space Privatization: Road to Conflict?", http://www.space4peace.org/articles/road_to_conflict.htm~~ 4. Private companies are not held responsible for the debris collisions they cause – they believe that they are immune.Salin, 2001 – senior researcher at the Center and Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill Univ~Patrick A. "Privatization and militarization in the space business environment", Space Policy, Vol. 17, Issue 1, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0265964600000503~~#!~~ 5. Enforcing outer space as a global commons makes companies accountable to clean up debris.Munoz-Patchen, 2018, J.D. Candidate at Univ of Chicago ~Chelsea, Chicago Journal of International Law 8-16-2018 "Regulating the Space Commons: Treating Space Debris as Abandoned Property in Violation of the Outer Space Treaty," https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1741andcontext=cjil~~ Contention Two: Space Debris is a Catastrophe1. Orbital Debris triggers miscalculated war – collisions can be mistaken for a preemptive attack.Dockrill, 2016 - Deputy Editor of ScienceAlert ~Peter "Space Junk Accidents Could Trigger Armed Conflict, Study Finds." ScienceAlert 25 January https://www.sciencealert.com/space-junk-accidents-could-trigger-armed-conflict-expert-warns~~ 2. Space debris makes any use of space impossible – it is a threat to all space projects.Anzaldua and Dunlop 2017 – former State Department diplomat and National Space Society ~Al and Dave "Why the US and Russia should work together to clean up orbital debris." The Space Review http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3156/1~~ 3. The Kessler Effect – space debris can cause a cascade effect that knocks down All satellites – modern civilization is dependent on satellites in numerous ways.Dvorsky 2015 - Senior staff reporter at Gizmodo specializing in space exploration ~George "What Would Happen If All Our Satellites Were Suddenly Destroyed?" 6/04/15 https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-would-happen-if-all-our-satellites-were-suddenly-d-1709006681~~ 4. Even if a Kessler cascade doesn't occur, debris massively harms our economy.Tam 2015 - PhD candidate in Business Administration at Walden University ~Walter "The Space Debris Environment and Satellite Manufacturing". https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a90d/20a5a824b639f0688bdbfd0ceb2e2120a37c.pdf~~ | 2/11/22 |
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