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| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | 1 | William Wei | Jonah Gentlemen |
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| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | 4 | Jack Marshall | Sriman Chavakula |
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| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | 5 | Philimon Yosafat | Tej Gedela |
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| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | Octas | Andrew Lu | Panel |
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| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | Semis | Noam Levinski | Panel |
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| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | 2 | Davis Shedd | Sreyaash Das |
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| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | 3 | Avik Garg | David Dosch |
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| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | 6 | Brett Fortier | Conor Obrien |
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| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | Doubles | Prateek Seela | Panel |
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| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | Quarters | Anshul Reddy | Panel |
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| California Invitational Berkeley Debate | 1 | Jannat Verma | Asher Towner |
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| California Round Robin | 2 | Elizabeth Eliott | Panel |
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| California Round Robin | 5 | Enya Pinjani | Panel |
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| California Round Robin | 6 | Arnav Garg | Panel |
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| College Prep | 2 | Shreyas Kapavarapu | Ruchir Rastogi |
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| College Prep | 3 | Deeya Viradia | Alex Baez |
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| College Prep | 5 | Yesh Rao | Indu Pandey |
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| College Prep | Quarters | Rohit Dayanand | Panel |
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| Damus | 2 | Maya Jen | Christian Schock |
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| Damus | 4 | William Wei | Ari Davidson |
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| Damus | 6 | Helena Hudlin | Asher Towner |
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| Damus | Octas | Aarush Vailaya | Panel |
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| Damus | Finals | Rahul Mulpuri | Panel |
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| Glenbrooks | 1 | Jina Kang | Julian Kuffour |
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| Glenbrooks | 3 | Wyeth Renwick | Micah Thode |
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| Glenbrooks | 6 | Nikitha Thoduguli | Margaret Strong |
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| Glenbrooks | 7 | Brett Fortier | James Stuckert |
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| Glenbrooks | Doubles | Archit Kumar | Panel |
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| Harvard Westlake | 2 | Karenna Mehta | Lena Mizrahi |
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| Harvard Westlake | 4 | Arnav Garg | James Stuckert |
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| Harvard Westlake | 6 | Jane Lichtman | Andrew Gong |
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| Harvard Westlake | Doubles | Nikitha Thoduguli | Panel |
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| Harvard Westlake | Quarters | Pranav Medikonduru | Panel |
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| Harvard Westlake | Finals | Anshul Reddy | Panel |
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| Heart of Texas | 3 | Gabriela Adler | Derek Hilligoss |
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| Heart of Texas | 1 | Jane Lichtman | Sam Larson |
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| Heart of Texas | 5 | Emma Nguyen | Nick Fleming |
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| Jack Howe | 5 | Joey Antonelli | Jared Burke |
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| Jack Howe | 2 | Simon Wacziarg | Ben Cortez |
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| Jack Howe | 3 | Shreyas Kapavarapu | Srinidhi Yerraguntala |
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| Loyola | 3 | Ali Ahmad | Ben Cortez |
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| Loyola | 1 | Alexander Torrez | Jason Lan |
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| Loyola | 5 | Aadit Walia | Valorie Lam |
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| Meadows | 1 | Rhys Moon | Lena Mizrahi |
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| Meadows | 4 | Sarah Zhou | Ben Cortez |
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| Meadows | 6 | Archit Kumar | Truman Le |
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| Meadows | Octas | Christian Han | Panel |
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| Meadows | Quarters | Max Perin | Panel |
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| Mid America Cup | 2 | Daniel Lee | Maya Xia |
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| Mid America Cup | 6 | Arnav Garg | Ben Morbeck |
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| Mid America Cup | 4 | Avik Garg | Jack Quisenberry |
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| Mid America Cup | Doubles | Justin Wen | Panel |
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| Mid America Cup | Quarters | Yesh Rao | Panel |
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| Nano Nagle | 3 | Neo Alpha | Vanessa Nguyen |
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| Nano Nagle | 5 | Ansh Sheth | Felicity Park |
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| Nano Nagle | Quarters | Arnav Simha | Panel |
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| Nano Nagle | Semis | Pranav Kaginele | Panel |
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| Nano Nagle | 1 | Riley Rees | Parth Misra |
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| Palm Classic | 2 | Muzzi Khan | Aashir Sanjrani |
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| Palm Classic | 3 | Sidhanth Thandassery | Josh Johnwell |
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| Palm Classic | 6 | Pranav Medikonduru | Nick Fleming |
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| Palm Classic | Doubles | Maya Jen | Panel |
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| Palm Classic | Octas | Max Perin | Panel |
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| Peninsula | 1 | Lawrence Paccione | Savit Bhat |
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| Peninsula | 3 | Simone Pisarik | Srinidhi Yerraguntala |
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| Peninsula | 5 | Max Perin | Aayush Patel |
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| Peninsula | Doubles | Macy Lerner | Panel |
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| Peninsula | Octas | Riley Rees | Panel |
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| UT | 1 | Linh Dam | Samantha McLoughlin |
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| UT | 5 | Neel Kanamangala | Ibbi Sheikh |
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| UT | 3 | Nathan Gong | Jack Quisenberry |
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| UT | Doubles | Sebastian Cho | Panel |
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| debateLA | 1 | Ava Manaker | Panel |
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| debateLA | 3 | Lilly Broussard | Panel |
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| debateLA | 6 | Elizabeth Eliott | Panel |
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| disclosure | 5 | daefaf | afeafeaf |
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| Tournament | Round | Report |
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| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | 1 | Opponent: William Wei | Judge: Jonah Gentlemen 1ac - ptd |
| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | 4 | Opponent: Jack Marshall | Judge: Sriman Chavakula 1ac - lay full res |
| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | 5 | Opponent: Philimon Yosafat | Judge: Tej Gedela 1ac - ptd |
| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | Octas | Opponent: Andrew Lu | Judge: Panel 1ac - ptd disclosure |
| Arizona State HDSHC Invitational | Semis | Opponent: Noam Levinski | Judge: Panel 1ac - ptd |
| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | 2 | Opponent: Davis Shedd | Judge: Sreyaash Das 1ac - lunar heritage |
| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | 3 | Opponent: Avik Garg | Judge: David Dosch 1ac - lunar heritage |
| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | 6 | Opponent: Brett Fortier | Judge: Conor Obrien 1ac - lay |
| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | Doubles | Opponent: Prateek Seela | Judge: Panel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | Quarters | Opponent: Anshul Reddy | Judge: Panel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| California Invitational Berkeley Debate | 1 | Opponent: Jannat Verma | Judge: Asher Towner 1ac - lunar heritage |
| California Round Robin | 2 | Opponent: Elizabeth Eliott | Judge: Panel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| California Round Robin | 5 | Opponent: Enya Pinjani | Judge: Panel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| California Round Robin | 6 | Opponent: Arnav Garg | Judge: Panel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| College Prep | 2 | Opponent: Shreyas Kapavarapu | Judge: Ruchir Rastogi 1ac - ptd |
| College Prep | 3 | Opponent: Deeya Viradia | Judge: Alex Baez 1ac - ptd |
| College Prep | 5 | Opponent: Yesh Rao | Judge: Indu Pandey 1ac - ptd |
| College Prep | Quarters | Opponent: Rohit Dayanand | Judge: Panel 1ac - ptd aff |
| Damus | 2 | Opponent: Maya Jen | Judge: Christian Schock 1ac - china |
| Damus | 4 | Opponent: William Wei | Judge: Ari Davidson 1ac - china |
| Damus | 6 | Opponent: Helena Hudlin | Judge: Asher Towner 1ac - china |
| Damus | Octas | Opponent: Aarush Vailaya | Judge: Panel 1ac - china |
| Damus | Finals | Opponent: Rahul Mulpuri | Judge: Panel 1ac - india |
| Glenbrooks | 1 | Opponent: Jina Kang | Judge: Julian Kuffour 1ac - india |
| Glenbrooks | 3 | Opponent: Wyeth Renwick | Judge: Micah Thode 1ac - unions |
| Glenbrooks | 6 | Opponent: Nikitha Thoduguli | Judge: Margaret Strong 1ac - india |
| Glenbrooks | 7 | Opponent: Brett Fortier | Judge: James Stuckert 1ac - unions |
| Glenbrooks | Doubles | Opponent: Archit Kumar | Judge: Panel 1ac - unions |
| Harvard Westlake | 2 | Opponent: Karenna Mehta | Judge: Lena Mizrahi 1ac - south korea |
| Harvard Westlake | 4 | Opponent: Arnav Garg | Judge: James Stuckert 1ac - south korea |
| Harvard Westlake | 6 | Opponent: Jane Lichtman | Judge: Andrew Gong 1ac - south korea |
| Harvard Westlake | Doubles | Opponent: Nikitha Thoduguli | Judge: Panel 1ac - ptd |
| Harvard Westlake | Quarters | Opponent: Pranav Medikonduru | Judge: Panel 1ac - ptd |
| Harvard Westlake | Finals | Opponent: Anshul Reddy | Judge: Panel 1ac - ptd |
| Heart of Texas | 3 | Opponent: Gabriela Adler | Judge: Derek Hilligoss 1ac - evergreening |
| Heart of Texas | 1 | Opponent: Jane Lichtman | Judge: Sam Larson 1ac - evergreening |
| Heart of Texas | 5 | Opponent: Emma Nguyen | Judge: Nick Fleming 1ac - evergreening |
| Jack Howe | 5 | Opponent: Joey Antonelli | Judge: Jared Burke 1ac - evergreening |
| Jack Howe | 2 | Opponent: Simon Wacziarg | Judge: Ben Cortez 1ac - evergreening |
| Jack Howe | 3 | Opponent: Shreyas Kapavarapu | Judge: Srinidhi Yerraguntala 1ac - synthetic biology |
| Loyola | 3 | Opponent: Ali Ahmad | Judge: Ben Cortez 1ac - evergreening |
| Loyola | 1 | Opponent: Alexander Torrez | Judge: Jason Lan 1ac - evergreening |
| Loyola | 5 | Opponent: Aadit Walia | Judge: Valorie Lam 1ac - evergreening |
| Meadows | 1 | Opponent: Rhys Moon | Judge: Lena Mizrahi 1ac - evergreening |
| Meadows | 4 | Opponent: Sarah Zhou | Judge: Ben Cortez 1ac - evergreening |
| Meadows | 6 | Opponent: Archit Kumar | Judge: Truman Le 1ac - evergreening |
| Meadows | Octas | Opponent: Christian Han | Judge: Panel 1ac - evergreening |
| Meadows | Quarters | Opponent: Max Perin | Judge: Panel 1ac - evergreening |
| Mid America Cup | 2 | Opponent: Daniel Lee | Judge: Maya Xia 1ac - evergreening |
| Mid America Cup | 6 | Opponent: Arnav Garg | Judge: Ben Morbeck 1ac - evergreening |
| Mid America Cup | 4 | Opponent: Avik Garg | Judge: Jack Quisenberry 1ac - evergreening |
| Mid America Cup | Doubles | Opponent: Justin Wen | Judge: Panel 1ac - evergreening |
| Mid America Cup | Quarters | Opponent: Yesh Rao | Judge: Panel 1ac - evergreening |
| Nano Nagle | 3 | Opponent: Neo Alpha | Judge: Vanessa Nguyen 1ac - evergreening |
| Nano Nagle | 5 | Opponent: Ansh Sheth | Judge: Felicity Park 1ac - evergreening |
| Nano Nagle | Quarters | Opponent: Arnav Simha | Judge: Panel 1ac - evergreening and disclosure |
| Nano Nagle | Semis | Opponent: Pranav Kaginele | Judge: Panel 1ac - evergreening |
| Nano Nagle | 1 | Opponent: Riley Rees | Judge: Parth Misra 1ac - evergreening |
| Palm Classic | 2 | Opponent: Muzzi Khan | Judge: Aashir Sanjrani 1ac - lunar heritage |
| Palm Classic | 3 | Opponent: Sidhanth Thandassery | Judge: Josh Johnwell 1ac - lunar heritage |
| Palm Classic | 6 | Opponent: Pranav Medikonduru | Judge: Nick Fleming 1ac - lunar heritage |
| Palm Classic | Doubles | Opponent: Maya Jen | Judge: Panel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| Palm Classic | Octas | Opponent: Max Perin | Judge: Panel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| Peninsula | 1 | Opponent: Lawrence Paccione | Judge: Savit Bhat 1ac - south korea |
| Peninsula | 3 | Opponent: Simone Pisarik | Judge: Srinidhi Yerraguntala 1ac - south korea |
| Peninsula | 5 | Opponent: Max Perin | Judge: Aayush Patel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| Peninsula | Doubles | Opponent: Macy Lerner | Judge: Panel 1ac - lunar heritage |
| Peninsula | Octas | Opponent: Riley Rees | Judge: Panel 1ac - 5g |
| UT | 1 | Opponent: Linh Dam | Judge: Samantha McLoughlin 1ac - unions |
| UT | 5 | Opponent: Neel Kanamangala | Judge: Ibbi Sheikh 1ac - kafala and prisons |
| UT | 3 | Opponent: Nathan Gong | Judge: Jack Quisenberry 1ac - unions |
| UT | Doubles | Opponent: Sebastian Cho | Judge: Panel 1ac - unions |
| afeafaf | Quads | Opponent: afeafaf | Judge: aegagaeg faeafaef |
| debateLA | 1 | Opponent: Ava Manaker | Judge: Panel 1ac - south korea |
| debateLA | 3 | Opponent: Lilly Broussard | Judge: Panel 1ac - ptd |
| debateLA | 6 | Opponent: Elizabeth Eliott | Judge: Panel 1ac - ptd |
| disclosure | 5 | Opponent: daefaf | Judge: afeafeaf eafaef |
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0 - Contact InfoTournament: aefrref | Round: Quads | Opponent: eafaefaefa | Judge: aefafaef | 10/4/21 |
0 - Disclosure NoteTournament: disclosure | Round: 5 | Opponent: daefaf | Judge: afeafeaf | 12/18/21 |
0 - Tournament NavigationTournament: afeafaf | Round: Quads | Opponent: afeafaf | Judge: aegagaeg | 11/21/21 |
JF - Lunar Heritage v1Tournament: Peninsula | Round: 5 | Opponent: Max Perin | Judge: Aayush Patel 1AC: PlanPlan - Private entities ought not appropriate lunar heritage sitesHarrington 19, Andrea J. "Preserving Humanity's Heritage in Space: Fifty Years after Apollo 11 and beyond." J. Air L. and Com. 84 (2019): 299. (Associate Professor and Director of the Schriever Space Scholars at USAF Air Command and Staff College)Elmer 1AC: Lunar HeritageThe Advantage is Lunar Heritage:Global Moon Rush by private actors is coming now.Sample 19 Ian Sample 7-19-2019 "Apollo 11 site should be granted heritage status, says space agency boss" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/apollo-11-site-heritage-status-space-agency-moon (PhD at Queens Mary College)Elmer They'll beat Governments and won't be regulated by government agreements.Tillman 19 Nola Taylor Tillman 7-31-2019 "Will Private Companies Beat NASA to the Moon?" https://www.space.com/nasa-private-companies-moon-race.html (Science Journalist)Elmer Corporate development, tourism, and looting will destroy scientifically rich Tranquility base artifacts.Fessl 19 Sophie Fessl 7-10-2019 "Should the Moon Landing Site Be a National Historic Landmark?" https://daily.jstor.org/should-the-moon-landing-site-be-a-national-historic-landmark/ (PhD King's College London, BA Oxford)Elmer Private entities are a unique threat—-universal rules key.Private Key Card – AT: Alt Causes AND Heritage Sites are critical for science research around Dust.OSTP 18 Office of Science and Technology Policy March 2018 "PROTECTING and PRESERVING APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR LANDING SITES and ARTIFACTS" (The Office of Science and Technology Policy is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President, established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.)Elmer Moon Dust Research key to Moon Basing.Smith 19 Belinda Smith 7-18-2019 "Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-19/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty/11055458 (Strategic Communications Advisor at Department of Education and Training at University of Victoria)Elmer Lunar Basing solves Earth Observation, which is key to Atmospheric Science, specifically key to resolve Super-Volcanoes.Hamill 16, Patrick. "Atmospheric observations from the moon: A lunar earth-observatory." 2016 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). IEEE, 2016. (Department of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University)Elmer Volcano explosions cause Civilizational Collapse – Extinction – predicting and mitigating are key.Pamlin and Armstrong 15, Dennis, and Stuart Armstrong. "Global challenges: 12 risks that threaten human civilization." Global Challenges Foundation, Stockholm (2015). (Entrepreneur and Founder of 21st Century Frontiers, Senior Associate at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Visiting Research Fellow at the Research Center of Journalism and Social Development at Renmin University)Elmer Improved Atmospheric Science solves Natural Disasters.Fox et Al 18 H. Steptoe, S. Jones, and H. Fox 2-28-2018 "Can Atmospheric Science Improve Global Disaster Resilience?" https://eos.org/editors-vox/can-atmospheric-science-improve-global-disaster-resilience (Science Writer at EOS)Elmer Natural Disasters are an Existential Event – outweighs Nuclear War.Wright 18 Pam Wright 1-19-2018 "Extreme Weather Events Have Greatest Likelihood of Threatening Human Existence, Experts Say" https://weather.com/science/environment/news/2018-01-19-extreme-weather-threatens-human-existence (M.S. in Meteorology, editor for The Weather Channel)Elmer Lunar observatory solves warming mitigation.Ding et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.)-rahulpenu Mitigation is the silver bullet.Letzter 19 (, R., 2019. Are we really running out of time to stop climate change? LiveScience. Available at: https://www.livescience.com/12-years-to-stop-climate-change.html ~Accessed January 23, 2022~. Rafi joined Live Science in 2017. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of journalism. You can find his past science reporting at Inverse, Business Insider and Popular Science, and his past photojournalism on the Flash90 wire service and in the pages of The Courier Post of southern New Jersey.)-recut rahulpenu Warming causes ExtinctionKareiva 18, Peter, and Valerie Carranza. "Existential risk due to ecosystem collapse: Nature strikes back." Futures 102 (2018): 39-50. (Ph.D. in ecology and applied mathematics from Cornell University, director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, Pritzker Distinguished Professor in Environment and Sustainability at UCLA)Re-cut by Elmer Moon Base is the only option for accurate detectionDeng et al 21. Yu Deng, Huadong Guo, Guang Liu, Jing Huang, Runbo Dong, Hairong Wang, Hanlin Ye. (2021) Global spatio-temporal sampling characteristics of Moon-based Earth observations. International Journal of Remote Sensing 42:20, pages 7842-7862. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879?needAccess=true ~All researchers at Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China~ | 1/23/22 |
JF - Lunar Heritage v2Tournament: Peninsula | Round: Doubles | Opponent: Macy Lerner | Judge: Panel 1AC: PlanPlan - Private entities ought not appropriate lunar heritage sitesHarrington 19, Andrea J. "Preserving Humanity's Heritage in Space: Fifty Years after Apollo 11 and beyond." J. Air L. and Com. 84 (2019): 299. (Associate Professor and Director of the Schriever Space Scholars at USAF Air Command and Staff College)Elmer 1AC: Lunar HeritageThe Advantage is Lunar Heritage:Global Moon Rush by private actors is coming now.Sample 19 Ian Sample 7-19-2019 "Apollo 11 site should be granted heritage status, says space agency boss" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/apollo-11-site-heritage-status-space-agency-moon (PhD at Queens Mary College)Elmer They'll beat Governments and won't be regulated by government agreements.Tillman 19 Nola Taylor Tillman 7-31-2019 "Will Private Companies Beat NASA to the Moon?" https://www.space.com/nasa-private-companies-moon-race.html (Science Journalist)Elmer Corporate development, tourism, and looting will destroy scientifically rich Tranquility base artifacts.Fessl 19 Sophie Fessl 7-10-2019 "Should the Moon Landing Site Be a National Historic Landmark?" https://daily.jstor.org/should-the-moon-landing-site-be-a-national-historic-landmark/ (PhD King's College London, BA Oxford)Elmer Private entities are a unique threat—-universal rules key.Private Key Card – AT: Alt Causes AND Heritage Sites are critical for science research around Dust.OSTP 18 Office of Science and Technology Policy March 2018 "PROTECTING and PRESERVING APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR LANDING SITES and ARTIFACTS" (The Office of Science and Technology Policy is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President, established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.)Elmer Moon Dust Research key to Moon Basing.Smith 19 Belinda Smith 7-18-2019 "Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-19/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty/11055458 (Strategic Communications Advisor at Department of Education and Training at University of Victoria)Elmer Lunar Basing solves Earth Observation, which is key to Atmospheric Science, specifically key to resolve Super-Volcanoes.Hamill 16, Patrick. "Atmospheric observations from the moon: A lunar earth-observatory." 2016 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). IEEE, 2016. (Department of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University)Elmer Volcano explosions cause Civilizational Collapse – Extinction – predicting and mitigating are key.Pamlin and Armstrong 15, Dennis, and Stuart Armstrong. "Global challenges: 12 risks that threaten human civilization." Global Challenges Foundation, Stockholm (2015). (Entrepreneur and Founder of 21st Century Frontiers, Senior Associate at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Visiting Research Fellow at the Research Center of Journalism and Social Development at Renmin University)Elmer Improved Atmospheric Science solves Natural Disasters.Fox et Al 18 H. Steptoe, S. Jones, and H. Fox 2-28-2018 "Can Atmospheric Science Improve Global Disaster Resilience?" https://eos.org/editors-vox/can-atmospheric-science-improve-global-disaster-resilience (Science Writer at EOS)Elmer Natural Disasters are an Existential Event – outweighs Nuclear War.Wright 18 Pam Wright 1-19-2018 "Extreme Weather Events Have Greatest Likelihood of Threatening Human Existence, Experts Say" https://weather.com/science/environment/news/2018-01-19-extreme-weather-threatens-human-existence (M.S. in Meteorology, editor for The Weather Channel)Elmer Lunar observatory solves warming mitigation.Ding et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.)-rahulpenu Mitigation is the silver bullet.Letzter 19 (, R., 2019. Are we really running out of time to stop climate change? LiveScience. Available at: https://www.livescience.com/12-years-to-stop-climate-change.html ~Accessed January 23, 2022~. Rafi joined Live Science in 2017. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of journalism. You can find his past science reporting at Inverse, Business Insider and Popular Science, and his past photojournalism on the Flash90 wire service and in the pages of The Courier Post of southern New Jersey.)-recut rahulpenu Prevents extinction.Sears 21 (, N., 2021. Great Powers, Polarity, and Existential Threats to Humanity: An Analysis of the Distribution of the Forces of Total Destruction in International Security. ~online~ ResearchGate. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350500094 ~Accessed 22 November 2021~ Nathan Alexander Sears is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at The University of Toronto. Before beginning his PhD, he was a Professor of International Relations at the Universidad de Las Américas, Quito. His research focuses on international security and the existential threats to humanity posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. His PhD dissertation is entitled, "International Politics in the Age of Existential Threats")-re-cut rahulpenu Lunar Basing key to Ageing Research – solves Ageing Crisis.Green 10, David A. "How the UK can lead the terrestrial translation of biomedical advances arising from lunar exploration activities." Earth, Moon, and Planets 107.1 (2010): 127-146. (Programme Director, Space Physiology and Health MSc at Kings College London)Elmer Ageing Crisis causes Russia War.Brooks et Al 18, Deborah Jordan, et al. "The demographic transition theory of war: why young societies are conflict prone and old societies are the most peaceful." International Security 43.3 (2018): 53-95. (associate professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College)Elmer Political Dynamics makes Russian-Lash-out goes Nuclear.Thompson 15 Loren Thompson 1-2-2015 "Why Putin's Russia Is The Biggest Threat To America In 2015" https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2015/01/02/why-putins-russia-is-the-biggest-threat-to-america-in-2015/~~#711522f74636 (COO at Lexington Institute)Elmer Nuke war causes extinction AND outweighs other existential risksPND 16. internally citing Zbigniew Brzezinski, Council of Foreign Relations and former national security adviser to President Carter, Toon and Robock's 2012 study on nuclear winter in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Gareth Evans' International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Report, Congressional EMP studies, studies on nuclear winter by Seth Baum of the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute and Martin Hellman of Stanford University, and U.S. and Russian former Defense Secretaries and former heads of nuclear missile forces, brief submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, Open-Ended Working Group on nuclear risks. A/AC.286/NGO/13. 05-03-2016. http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Disarmament-fora/OEWG/2016/Documents/NGO13.pdf Re-cut by Elmer | 1/23/22 |
JF - Lunar Heritage v3Tournament: BARKLEY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS | Round: 2 | Opponent: Davis Shedd | Judge: Sreyaash Das 1AC: PlanPlan - Private entities ought not appropriate lunar heritage sitesHarrington 19, Andrea J. "Preserving Humanity's Heritage in Space: Fifty Years after Apollo 11 and beyond." J. Air L. and Com. 84 (2019): 299. (Associate Professor and Director of the Schriever Space Scholars at USAF Air Command and Staff College)Elmer 1AC: Lunar Heritage v3The Advantage is Lunar Heritage:Global Moon Rush by private actors is coming now.Sample 19 Ian Sample 7-19-2019 "Apollo 11 site should be granted heritage status, says space agency boss" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/apollo-11-site-heritage-status-space-agency-moon (PhD at Queens Mary College)Elmer Corporate development, tourism, and looting will destroy scientifically rich Tranquility base artifacts.Fessl 19 Sophie Fessl 7-10-2019 "Should the Moon Landing Site Be a National Historic Landmark?" https://daily.jstor.org/should-the-moon-landing-site-be-a-national-historic-landmark/ (PhD King's College London, BA Oxford)Elmer Private entities are a unique threat—-universal rules key.Private Key Card – AT: Alt Causes AND Heritage Sites are critical for science research around Dust.OSTP 18 Office of Science and Technology Policy March 2018 "PROTECTING and PRESERVING APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR LANDING SITES and ARTIFACTS" (The Office of Science and Technology Policy is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President, established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.)Elmer Moon Dust Research key to Moon Basing.Smith 19 Belinda Smith 7-18-2019 "Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-19/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty/11055458 (Strategic Communications Advisor at Department of Education and Training at University of Victoria)Elmer Scenario 1 – Warming:Lunar observatory solves warming adaptation.Ding et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.)-rahulpenu Moon Base is the only option and outweighs Satellites.Ding et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.) Adaptation solves Climate Change's worst effects – it's the Silver Bullet.Rood and Gibbons 21 Richard B. Rood and Elizabeth Gibbons 9-11-2021 "After a summer of weather horrors, adapting to climate change is an imperative" https://archive.is/VKac8~~#selection-391.0-413.1 (Richard B. (Ricky) Rood is a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan. Elizabeth (Beth) Gibbons is executive director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals.)Elmer Missing Data holds back Adaptation efforts.Barrios et Al 18, Alonso, Guillermo Trincado, and René Garreaud. "Alternative approaches for estimating missing climate data: application to monthly precipitation records in South-Central Chile." Forest Ecosystems 5.1 (2018): 1-10. (Graduate School, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Natural Resources) Prevents extinction.Sears 21 (, N., 2021. Great Powers, Polarity, and Existential Threats to Humanity: An Analysis of the Distribution of the Forces of Total Destruction in International Security. ~online~ ResearchGate. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350500094 ~Accessed 22 November 2021~ Nathan Alexander Sears is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at The University of Toronto. Before beginning his PhD, he was a Professor of International Relations at the Universidad de Las Américas, Quito. His research focuses on international security and the existential threats to humanity posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. His PhD dissertation is entitled, "International Politics in the Age of Existential Threats")-re-cut rahulpenu Scenario 2 – Neutrinos:Earth's Atmosphere limits Neutrino Research – only a Moon base solves.Crawford 12, I. A., et al. "Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration." Planetary and Space Science 74.1 (2012): 3-14. (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck College)Elmer The Moon is key for Neutrino Research – would be involved in any return to the Moon.Wilson 92, T. L. "Neutrino Astronomy of the Moon." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 23. 1992. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc1992/pdf/1757.pdf (Thomas L. Wilson, NASA Johnson Space CenterISN1)Elmer Neutrino Research key to Nuclear Detection that deters Proliferation – key to determine military usages.Lee 20 Thomas Lee "Can tiny, invisible particles help stop the spread of nuclear weapons?" https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2020/03/can-tiny-invisible-particles-help-stop-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons/ (Associate Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist Operations and IT Management.)Elmer Proliferation risks unravelling now due to inability to determine peaceful and military nuclear development.Dalton and Levite 22 Toby Dalton and Ariel Levite 1-13-2022 "The Nonproliferation Regime is Breaking" https://archive.is/MQ4sC~~#selection-1881.0-1917.304 (TOBY DALTON is Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ARIEL (ELI) LEVITE is Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program and Cyber Policy Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.)Elmer Nuclear Proliferation causes Nuclear War.Kroenig 15 (Matthew Kroenig; Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; 2015, "The History of Proliferation Optimism: Does It Have a Future?"; Journal of Strategic Studies, Volume 38, Issue 1-2)Re-cut by Elmer Nuke war causes extinction AND outweighs other existential risksPND 16. internally citing Zbigniew Brzezinski, Council of Foreign Relations and former national security adviser to President Carter, Toon and Robock's 2012 study on nuclear winter in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Gareth Evans' International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Report, Congressional EMP studies, studies on nuclear winter by Seth Baum of the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute and Martin Hellman of Stanford University, and U.S. and Russian former Defense Secretaries and former heads of nuclear missile forces, brief submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, Open-Ended Working Group on nuclear risks. A/AC.286/NGO/13. 05-03-2016. http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Disarmament-fora/OEWG/2016/Documents/NGO13.pdf Re-cut by Elmer | 1/28/22 |
JF - Lunar Heritage v4Tournament: Palm Classic | Round: 2 | Opponent: Muzzi Khan | Judge: Aashir Sanjrani 1AC: PlanPlan - Private entities ought not appropriate lunar heritage sitesHarrington 19, Andrea J. "Preserving Humanity's Heritage in Space: Fifty Years after Apollo 11 and beyond." J. Air L. and Com. 84 (2019): 299. (Associate Professor and Director of the Schriever Space Scholars at USAF Air Command and Staff College)Elmer 1AC: Lunar Heritage v3The Advantage is Lunar Heritage:Global Moon Rush by private actors is coming now.Sample 19 Ian Sample 7-19-2019 "Apollo 11 site should be granted heritage status, says space agency boss" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/apollo-11-site-heritage-status-space-agency-moon (PhD at Queens Mary College)Elmer Corporate development, tourism, and looting will destroy scientifically rich Tranquility base artifacts.Fessl 19 Sophie Fessl 7-10-2019 "Should the Moon Landing Site Be a National Historic Landmark?" https://daily.jstor.org/should-the-moon-landing-site-be-a-national-historic-landmark/ (PhD King's College London, BA Oxford)Elmer Private entities are a unique threat—-universal rules key.Private Key Card – AT: Alt Causes AND Heritage Sites are critical for science research around Dust.OSTP 18 Office of Science and Technology Policy March 2018 "PROTECTING and PRESERVING APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR LANDING SITES and ARTIFACTS" (The Office of Science and Technology Policy is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President, established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.)Elmer Moon Dust Research key to Moon Basing.Smith 19 Belinda Smith 7-18-2019 "Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-19/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty/11055458 (Strategic Communications Advisor at Department of Education and Training at University of Victoria)Elmer Research for a moon base is coming now but preservation of the environment is key.Shekhtman 21 ~Lonnie Shekhtman, Lonnie is a senior science writer for Nasa. She 1-26-2021, "NASA's Artemis Base Camp on the Moon Will Need Light, Water, Elevation," https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-s-artemis-base-camp-on-the-moon-will-need-light-water-elevation/ accessed 2/12/22~ Adam Scenario 1 – Warming:Lunar observatory solves warming adaptation.Ding et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.)-rahulpenu Moon Base is the only optionDing et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.) Adaptation solves Climate Change's worst effects – it's the Silver Bullet.Rood and Gibbons 21 Richard B. Rood and Elizabeth Gibbons 9-11-2021 "After a summer of weather horrors, adapting to climate change is an imperative" https://archive.is/VKac8~~#selection-391.0-413.1 (Richard B. (Ricky) Rood is a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan. Elizabeth (Beth) Gibbons is executive director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals.)Elmer Missing Data holds back Adaptation efforts.Barrios et Al 18, Alonso, Guillermo Trincado, and René Garreaud. "Alternative approaches for estimating missing climate data: application to monthly precipitation records in South-Central Chile." Forest Ecosystems 5.1 (2018): 1-10. (Graduate School, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Natural Resources) That causes extinction.Sears 21 (, N., 2021. Great Powers, Polarity, and Existential Threats to Humanity: An Analysis of the Distribution of the Forces of Total Destruction in International Security. ~online~ ResearchGate. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350500094 ~Accessed 22 November 2021~ Nathan Alexander Sears is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at The University of Toronto. Before beginning his PhD, he was a Professor of International Relations at the Universidad de Las Américas, Quito. His research focuses on international security and the existential threats to humanity posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. His PhD dissertation is entitled, "International Politics in the Age of Existential Threats")-re-cut rahulpenu Scenario 2 – Neutrinos:Earth's Atmosphere limits Neutrino Research – only a Moon base solves.Crawford 12, I. A., et al. "Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration." Planetary and Space Science 74.1 (2012): 3-14. (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck College)Elmer The Moon is key for Neutrino Research – would be involved in any return to the Moon.Wilson 92, T. L. "Neutrino Astronomy of the Moon." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 23. 1992. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc1992/pdf/1757.pdf (Thomas L. Wilson, NASA Johnson Space CenterISN1)Elmer Neutrino Research key to Nuclear Detection that deters Proliferation – key to determine military usages.Lee 20 Thomas Lee "Can tiny, invisible particles help stop the spread of nuclear weapons?" https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2020/03/can-tiny-invisible-particles-help-stop-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons/ (Associate Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist Operations and IT Management.)Elmer Proliferation risks unravelling now due to inability to determine peaceful and military nuclear development.Dalton and Levite 22 Toby Dalton and Ariel Levite 1-13-2022 "The Nonproliferation Regime is Breaking" https://archive.is/MQ4sC~~#selection-1881.0-1917.304 (TOBY DALTON is Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ARIEL (ELI) LEVITE is Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program and Cyber Policy Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.)Elmer Nuclear Proliferation causes Nuclear War.Kroenig 15 (Matthew Kroenig; Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; 2015, "The History of Proliferation Optimism: Does It Have a Future?"; Journal of Strategic Studies, Volume 38, Issue 1-2)Re-cut by Elmer Nuke war causes extinction AND outweighs other existential risksPND 16. internally citing Zbigniew Brzezinski, Council of Foreign Relations and former national security adviser to President Carter, Toon and Robock's 2012 study on nuclear winter in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Gareth Evans' International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Report, Congressional EMP studies, studies on nuclear winter by Seth Baum of the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute and Martin Hellman of Stanford University, and U.S. and Russian former Defense Secretaries and former heads of nuclear missile forces, brief submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, Open-Ended Working Group on nuclear risks. A/AC.286/NGO/13. 05-03-2016. http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Disarmament-fora/OEWG/2016/Documents/NGO13.pdf Re-cut by Elmer Scenario 3 is natural disastersLunar Basing solves Earth Observation, which is key to Atmospheric Science, specifically key to resolve Super-Volcanoes.Hamill 16, Patrick. "Atmospheric observations from the moon: A lunar earth-observatory." 2016 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). IEEE, 2016. (Department of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University)Elmer Volcano explosions cause Civilizational Collapse – Extinction – predicting and mitigating are key.Pamlin and Armstrong 15, Dennis, and Stuart Armstrong. "Global challenges: 12 risks that threaten human civilization." Global Challenges Foundation, Stockholm (2015). (Entrepreneur and Founder of 21st Century Frontiers, Senior Associate at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Visiting Research Fellow at the Research Center of Journalism and Social Development at Renmin University)Elmer | 2/12/22 |
JF - Lunar Heritage v5Tournament: Palm Classic | Round: Doubles | Opponent: Maya Jen | Judge: Panel 1AC: PlanPlan - Private entities ought not appropriate lunar heritage sitesHarrington 19, Andrea J. "Preserving Humanity's Heritage in Space: Fifty Years after Apollo 11 and beyond." J. Air L. and Com. 84 (2019): 299. (Associate Professor and Director of the Schriever Space Scholars at USAF Air Command and Staff College)Elmer 1AC: Lunar Heritage v3The Advantage is Lunar Heritage:Global Moon Rush by private actors is coming now.Sample 19 Ian Sample 7-19-2019 "Apollo 11 site should be granted heritage status, says space agency boss" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/apollo-11-site-heritage-status-space-agency-moon (PhD at Queens Mary College)Elmer Corporate development, tourism, and looting will destroy scientifically rich Tranquility base artifacts.Fessl 19 Sophie Fessl 7-10-2019 "Should the Moon Landing Site Be a National Historic Landmark?" https://daily.jstor.org/should-the-moon-landing-site-be-a-national-historic-landmark/ (PhD King's College London, BA Oxford)Elmer Private entities are a unique threat—-universal rules key.Private Key Card – AT: Alt Causes AND Heritage Sites are critical for science research around Dust.OSTP 18 Office of Science and Technology Policy March 2018 "PROTECTING and PRESERVING APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR LANDING SITES and ARTIFACTS" (The Office of Science and Technology Policy is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President, established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.)Elmer Moon Dust Research key to Moon Basing.Smith 19 Belinda Smith 7-18-2019 "Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-19/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty/11055458 (Strategic Communications Advisor at Department of Education and Training at University of Victoria)Elmer A lunar base is coming now but preservation of the environment is key.Shekhtman 21 ~Lonnie Shekhtman, Lonnie is a senior science writer for Nasa. 1-26-2021, "NASA's Artemis Base Camp on the Moon Will Need Light, Water, Elevation," https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-s-artemis-base-camp-on-the-moon-will-need-light-water-elevation/ accessed 2/12/22~ Adam Scenario 1 – Warming:Lunar observatory solves warming adaptation.Ding et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.)-rahulpenu Moon Base is the only optionDing et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.) Adaptation solves Climate Change's worst effects – it's the Silver Bullet.Rood and Gibbons 21 Richard B. Rood and Elizabeth Gibbons 9-11-2021 "After a summer of weather horrors, adapting to climate change is an imperative" https://archive.is/VKac8~~#selection-391.0-413.1 (Richard B. (Ricky) Rood is a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan. Elizabeth (Beth) Gibbons is executive director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals.)Elmer Missing Data holds back Adaptation efforts.Barrios et Al 18, Alonso, Guillermo Trincado, and René Garreaud. "Alternative approaches for estimating missing climate data: application to monthly precipitation records in South-Central Chile." Forest Ecosystems 5.1 (2018): 1-10. (Graduate School, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Natural Resources) That causes extinction.Sears 21 (, N., 2021. Great Powers, Polarity, and Existential Threats to Humanity: An Analysis of the Distribution of the Forces of Total Destruction in International Security. ~online~ ResearchGate. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350500094 ~Accessed 22 November 2021~ Nathan Alexander Sears is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at The University of Toronto. Before beginning his PhD, he was a Professor of International Relations at the Universidad de Las Américas, Quito. His research focuses on international security and the existential threats to humanity posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. His PhD dissertation is entitled, "International Politics in the Age of Existential Threats")-re-cut rahulpenu Scenario 2 – Neutrinos:Earth's Atmosphere limits Neutrino Research – only a Moon base solves.Crawford 12, I. A., et al. "Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration." Planetary and Space Science 74.1 (2012): 3-14. (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck College)Elmer The Moon is key for Neutrino Research – would be involved in any return to the Moon.Wilson 92, T. L. "Neutrino Astronomy of the Moon." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 23. 1992. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc1992/pdf/1757.pdf (Thomas L. Wilson, NASA Johnson Space CenterISN1)Elmer Neutrino Research key to Nuclear Detection that deters Proliferation – key to determine military usages.Lee 20 Thomas Lee "Can tiny, invisible particles help stop the spread of nuclear weapons?" https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2020/03/can-tiny-invisible-particles-help-stop-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons/ (Associate Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist Operations and IT Management.)Elmer Nuclear Proliferation causes Nuclear War.Kroenig 15 (Matthew Kroenig; Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; 2015, "The History of Proliferation Optimism: Does It Have a Future?"; Journal of Strategic Studies, Volume 38, Issue 1-2)Re-cut by Elmer Deterrence fails and prolif is highly destabilizing – empirics and expert consensus prove there's a high risk of war and accidentsBarash 18 (David Barash, Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington, author or editor of over 40 books, citing a body of area and field-study experts, The Guardian, June 14, 2018. "Nuclear deterrence is a myth. And a lethal one at that," https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/14/nuclear-deterrence-myth-lethal-david-barash) Second-generation proliferators have less expertise AND technological capacity with nuclear weapons-increases the odds of deterrence failure.W. Michael Reisman 18. Myres S. McDougal Professor of International Law, Yale Law School. 03/08/2018. Will a Policy of Preemptive Self-Defense Make Us All Safer? SSRN Scholarly Paper, ID 3162033, Social Science Research Network. papers.ssrn.com, https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3162033. Any nuclear war causes extinction – ice age and famine.Steven Starr 15 ~Director of the University of Missouri's Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. He has worked with the Swiss, Chilean, and Swedish governments in support of their efforts at the United Nations to eliminate thousands of high-alert, launch-ready U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons; he maintains the website Nuclear Darkness. "Nuclear War: An Unrecognized Mass Extinction Event Waiting To Happen." Ratical. March 2015. https://ratical.org/radiation/NuclearExtinction/StevenStarr022815.html~~ TG | 2/14/22 |
JF - Lunar Heritage v6Tournament: Palm Classic | Round: Octas | Opponent: Max Perin | Judge: Panel 1AC Shell v4 – Palm Classic1AC: PlanPlan - Private entities ought not appropriate lunar heritage sitesHarrington 19, Andrea J. "Preserving Humanity's Heritage in Space: Fifty Years after Apollo 11 and beyond." J. Air L. and Com. 84 (2019): 299. (Associate Professor and Director of the Schriever Space Scholars at USAF Air Command and Staff College)Elmer 1AC: Lunar Heritage v3The Advantage is Lunar Heritage:Global Moon Rush by private actors is coming now.Sample 19 Ian Sample 7-19-2019 "Apollo 11 site should be granted heritage status, says space agency boss" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/apollo-11-site-heritage-status-space-agency-moon (PhD at Queens Mary College)Elmer Corporate development, tourism, and looting will destroy scientifically rich Tranquility base artifacts.Fessl 19 Sophie Fessl 7-10-2019 "Should the Moon Landing Site Be a National Historic Landmark?" https://daily.jstor.org/should-the-moon-landing-site-be-a-national-historic-landmark/ (PhD King's College London, BA Oxford)Elmer Private entities are a unique threat—-universal rules key.Private Key Card – AT: Alt Causes AND Heritage Sites are critical for science research around Dust.OSTP 18 Office of Science and Technology Policy March 2018 "PROTECTING and PRESERVING APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR LANDING SITES and ARTIFACTS" (The Office of Science and Technology Policy is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President, established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.)Elmer Moon Dust Research key to Moon Basing.Smith 19 Belinda Smith 7-18-2019 "Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-19/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty/11055458 (Strategic Communications Advisor at Department of Education and Training at University of Victoria)Elmer A lunar base is coming now but preservation of the environment is key.Shekhtman 21 ~Lonnie Shekhtman, Lonnie is a senior science writer for Nasa. 1-26-2021, "NASA's Artemis Base Camp on the Moon Will Need Light, Water, Elevation," https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-s-artemis-base-camp-on-the-moon-will-need-light-water-elevation/ accessed 2/12/22~ Adam Scenario 1 – Warming:Lunar observatory solves warming adaptation.Ding et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.)-rahulpenu Moon Base is the only optionDing et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.) Adaptation solves Climate Change's worst effects – it's the Silver Bullet.Rood and Gibbons 21 Richard B. Rood and Elizabeth Gibbons 9-11-2021 "After a summer of weather horrors, adapting to climate change is an imperative" https://archive.is/VKac8~~#selection-391.0-413.1 (Richard B. (Ricky) Rood is a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan. Elizabeth (Beth) Gibbons is executive director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals.)Elmer Missing Data holds back Adaptation efforts.Barrios et Al 18, Alonso, Guillermo Trincado, and René Garreaud. "Alternative approaches for estimating missing climate data: application to monthly precipitation records in South-Central Chile." Forest Ecosystems 5.1 (2018): 1-10. (Graduate School, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Natural Resources) That causes extinction.Sears 21 (, N., 2021. Great Powers, Polarity, and Existential Threats to Humanity: An Analysis of the Distribution of the Forces of Total Destruction in International Security. ~online~ ResearchGate. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350500094 ~Accessed 22 November 2021~ Nathan Alexander Sears is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at The University of Toronto. Before beginning his PhD, he was a Professor of International Relations at the Universidad de Las Américas, Quito. His research focuses on international security and the existential threats to humanity posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. His PhD dissertation is entitled, "International Politics in the Age of Existential Threats")-re-cut rahulpenu Scenario 2 – Neutrinos:Earth's Atmosphere limits Neutrino Research – only a Moon base solves.Crawford 12, I. A., et al. "Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration." Planetary and Space Science 74.1 (2012): 3-14. (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck College)Elmer The Moon is key for Neutrino Research – would be involved in any return to the Moon.Wilson 92, T. L. "Neutrino Astronomy of the Moon." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 23. 1992. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc1992/pdf/1757.pdf (Thomas L. Wilson, NASA Johnson Space CenterISN1)Elmer Neutrino Research key to Nuclear Detection that deters Proliferation – key to determine military usages.Lee 20 Thomas Lee "Can tiny, invisible particles help stop the spread of nuclear weapons?" https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2020/03/can-tiny-invisible-particles-help-stop-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons/ (Associate Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist Operations and IT Management.)Elmer Nuclear Proliferation causes Nuclear War.Kroenig 15 (Matthew Kroenig; Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; 2015, "The History of Proliferation Optimism: Does It Have a Future?"; Journal of Strategic Studies, Volume 38, Issue 1-2)Re-cut by Elmer Any nuclear war causes extinction – ice age and famine.Steven Starr 15 ~Director of the University of Missouri's Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. He has worked with the Swiss, Chilean, and Swedish governments in support of their efforts at the United Nations to eliminate thousands of high-alert, launch-ready U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons; he maintains the website Nuclear Darkness. "Nuclear War: An Unrecognized Mass Extinction Event Waiting To Happen." Ratical. March 2015. https://ratical.org/radiation/NuclearExtinction/StevenStarr022815.html~~ TG Scenario 3 – AquacultureLunar Basing would require aquaculture that provides mutual benefits that spill-down terrestrially – results in sustainable aquaculture.Przybyla 21, Cyrille. "Space aquaculture: prospects for raising aquatic vertebrates in a bioregenerative life-support system on a lunar base." Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 8 (2021): 107. (Studies Aquaculture Research at University of Montpellier) Aquaculture solves Over-Fishing.Dennett 19 Carrie Dennett 2-13-2019 "Seafood lovers' paradox: Eating fish is healthy, but overfishing is a problem. A fix? Eat more farmed fish" https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/its-time-to-think-differently-about-farmed-fish/ (PhD, nutritionist and reporter for Seattle Times)Veronica Overfishing is the crucial internal link to marine biodiversityPauly 9 Daniel Pauly 9-28-2009 "Aquacalypse Now" http://www.newrepublic.com/article/environment-energy/aquacalypse-now (professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia)Elmer Oceans are key to overall biodiversitySchofield 14 3-10-2014 "Why our precious oceans are under threat" http://uowblogs.com/globalchallenges/2014/03/10/the-threats-facing-our-precious-oceans/ (Director of Research at the Australian Centre for Ocean Resource and Security University of Wollongong)Elmer Biodiversity Loss causes Extinction.Torres 16 Phil Torres 4-11-2016 "Biodiversity loss: An existential risk comparable to climate change" thebulletin.org/biodiversity-loss-existential-risk-comparable-climate-change9329 (founder of the X-Risks Institute, an affiliate scholar at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies)Elmer | 2/17/22 |
JF - Lunar Heritage v7Tournament: California Round Robin | Round: 5 | Opponent: Enya Pinjani | Judge: Panel 1AC: PlanPlan - Private entities ought not appropriate lunar heritage sites in outer space.We will defend NASA's interpretation of lunar heritage sites 1AC: Lunar HeritageThe Advantage is Lunar Heritage:Global Moon Rush by private actors is coming now.Sample 19 Ian Sample 7-19-2019 "Apollo 11 site should be granted heritage status, says space agency boss" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/apollo-11-site-heritage-status-space-agency-moon (PhD at Queens Mary College)Elmer Corporate development, tourism, and looting will destroy scientifically rich Tranquility base artifacts.Fessl 19 Sophie Fessl 7-10-2019 "Should the Moon Landing Site Be a National Historic Landmark?" https://daily.jstor.org/should-the-moon-landing-site-be-a-national-historic-landmark/ (PhD King's College London, BA Oxford)Elmer Private entities are a unique threat—-universal rules key.Private Key Card – AT: Alt Causes AND Heritage Sites are critical for science research around Dust.OSTP 18 Office of Science and Technology Policy March 2018 "PROTECTING and PRESERVING APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR LANDING SITES and ARTIFACTS" (The Office of Science and Technology Policy is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President, established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.)Elmer Moon Dust Research key to Moon Basing.Smith 19 Belinda Smith 7-18-2019 "Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-19/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty/11055458 (Strategic Communications Advisor at Department of Education and Training at University of Victoria)Elmer A lunar base is coming now but preservation of the environment is key.Shekhtman 21 ~Lonnie Shekhtman, Lonnie is a senior science writer for Nasa. 1-26-2021, "NASA's Artemis Base Camp on the Moon Will Need Light, Water, Elevation," https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-s-artemis-base-camp-on-the-moon-will-need-light-water-elevation/ accessed 2/12/22~ Adam Scenario 1 – Warming:Lunar observatory solves warming adaptation.Ding et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.)-rahulpenu Moon Base is the only optionDing et al. 17 (, Y., Liu, G. and Guo, H., 2017. Moon-based Earth observation: scientific concept and potential applications. ~online~ Volume 11, 2018. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2017.1356879 ~Accessed 22 January 2022~ Yixing Ding - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Guang Liu - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China Huadong Guo - Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.) Adaptation solves Climate Change's worst effects – it's the Silver Bullet.Rood and Gibbons 21 Richard B. Rood and Elizabeth Gibbons 9-11-2021 "After a summer of weather horrors, adapting to climate change is an imperative" https://archive.is/VKac8~~#selection-391.0-413.1 (Richard B. (Ricky) Rood is a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan. Elizabeth (Beth) Gibbons is executive director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals.)Elmer Missing Data holds back Adaptation efforts.Barrios et Al 18, Alonso, Guillermo Trincado, and René Garreaud. "Alternative approaches for estimating missing climate data: application to monthly precipitation records in South-Central Chile." Forest Ecosystems 5.1 (2018): 1-10. (Graduate School, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Natural Resources) That causes extinction.Sears 21 (, N., 2021. Great Powers, Polarity, and Existential Threats to Humanity: An Analysis of the Distribution of the Forces of Total Destruction in International Security. ~online~ ResearchGate. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350500094 ~Accessed 22 November 2021~ Nathan Alexander Sears is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at The University of Toronto. Before beginning his PhD, he was a Professor of International Relations at the Universidad de Las Américas, Quito. His research focuses on international security and the existential threats to humanity posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. His PhD dissertation is entitled, "International Politics in the Age of Existential Threats")-re-cut rahulpenu Scenario 2 – Neutrinos:Earth's Atmosphere limits Neutrino Research – only a Moon base solves.Crawford 12, I. A., et al. "Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration." Planetary and Space Science 74.1 (2012): 3-14. (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck College)Elmer The Moon is key for Neutrino Research – would be involved in any return to the Moon.Wilson 92, T. L. "Neutrino Astronomy of the Moon." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 23. 1992. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc1992/pdf/1757.pdf (Thomas L. Wilson, NASA Johnson Space CenterISN1)Elmer Neutrino Research key to Nuclear Detection that deters Proliferation – key to determine military usages.Lee 20 Thomas Lee "Can tiny, invisible particles help stop the spread of nuclear weapons?" https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2020/03/can-tiny-invisible-particles-help-stop-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons/ (Associate Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist Operations and IT Management.)Elmer Proliferation risks unravelling now due to inability to determine peaceful and military nuclear development.Dalton and Levite 22 Toby Dalton and Ariel Levite 1-13-2022 "The Nonproliferation Regime is Breaking" https://archive.is/MQ4sC~~#selection-1881.0-1917.304 (TOBY DALTON is Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ARIEL (ELI) LEVITE is Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program and Cyber Policy Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.)Elmer Nuclear Proliferation causes Nuclear War.Kroenig 15 (Matthew Kroenig; Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; 2015, "The History of Proliferation Optimism: Does It Have a Future?"; Journal of Strategic Studies, Volume 38, Issue 1-2)Re-cut by Elmer Deterrence fails and prolif is highly destabilizing – empirics and expert consensus prove there's a high risk of war and accidentsBarash 18 (David Barash, Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington, author or editor of over 40 books, citing a body of area and field-study experts, The Guardian, June 14, 2018. "Nuclear deterrence is a myth. And a lethal one at that," https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/14/nuclear-deterrence-myth-lethal-david-barash) Second-generation proliferators have less expertise AND technological capacity with nuclear weapons-increases the odds of deterrence failure.W. Michael Reisman 18. Myres S. McDougal Professor of International Law, Yale Law School. 03/08/2018. Will a Policy of Preemptive Self-Defense Make Us All Safer? SSRN Scholarly Paper, ID 3162033, Social Science Research Network. papers.ssrn.com, https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3162033. Any nuclear war causes extinction – ice age and famine.Steven Starr 15 ~Director of the University of Missouri's Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. He has worked with the Swiss, Chilean, and Swedish governments in support of their efforts at the United Nations to eliminate thousands of high-alert, launch-ready U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons; he maintains the website Nuclear Darkness. "Nuclear War: An Unrecognized Mass Extinction Event Waiting To Happen." Ratical. March 2015. https://ratical.org/radiation/NuclearExtinction/StevenStarr022815.html~~ TG | 2/18/22 |
JF - Lunar Heritage v8Tournament: California Round Robin | Round: 6 | Opponent: Arnav Garg | Judge: Panel 1AC: PlanPlan - Private entities ought not appropriate lunar heritage sites in outer space.We will defend NASA's interpretation of lunar heritage sites 1AC: Lunar HeritageThe Advantage is Lunar Heritage:Global Moon Rush by private actors is coming now.Sample 19 Ian Sample 7-19-2019 "Apollo 11 site should be granted heritage status, says space agency boss" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/apollo-11-site-heritage-status-space-agency-moon (PhD at Queens Mary College)Elmer Corporate development, tourism, and looting will destroy scientifically rich Tranquility base artifacts.Fessl 19 Sophie Fessl 7-10-2019 "Should the Moon Landing Site Be a National Historic Landmark?" https://daily.jstor.org/should-the-moon-landing-site-be-a-national-historic-landmark/ (PhD King's College London, BA Oxford)Elmer Private entities are a unique threat—-universal rules key.Private Key Card – AT: Alt Causes AND Heritage Sites are critical for science research around Dust.OSTP 18 Office of Science and Technology Policy March 2018 "PROTECTING and PRESERVING APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR LANDING SITES and ARTIFACTS" (The Office of Science and Technology Policy is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President, established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.)Elmer Moon Dust Research key to Moon Basing.Smith 19 Belinda Smith 7-18-2019 "Who protects Apollo sites when no-one owns the Moon?" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-19/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty/11055458 (Strategic Communications Advisor at Department of Education and Training at University of Victoria)Elmer A lunar base is coming now but preservation of the environment is key.Shekhtman 21 ~Lonnie Shekhtman, Lonnie is a senior science writer for Nasa. 1-26-2021, "NASA's Artemis Base Camp on the Moon Will Need Light, Water, Elevation," https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-s-artemis-base-camp-on-the-moon-will-need-light-water-elevation/ accessed 2/12/22~ Adam Scenario 1 – Aquaculture:Lunar Basing would require aquaculture that provides mutual benefits that spill-down terrestrially – results in sustainable aquaculture and solves food scarcityPrzybyla 21, Cyrille. "Space aquaculture: prospects for raising aquatic vertebrates in a bioregenerative life-support system on a lunar base." Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 8 (2021): 107. (Studies Aquaculture Research at University of Montpellier) Food security quickly decliningPiesse 20 ~Mervyn Piesse, Research Manager, Global Food and Water Crises Research Programme, 4 February 2020, FutureDirections, "Global Food and Water Security in 2050: Demographic Change and Increased Demand," https://www.futuredirections.org.au/publication/global-food-and-water-security-in-2050-demographic-change-and-increased-demand/**, accessed 8-12-2021~JMK Food Insecurity goes nuclear – escalates multiple hotspots.Cribb 19 Julian Cribb 8-23-2019 "Food or War" https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/food-or-war/hotspots-for-food-conflict-in-the-twentyfirst-century/1CD674412E09B8E6F325C9C0A0A6778A (principal of Julian Cribb and Associates who provide specialist consultancy in the communication of science, agriculture, food, mining, energy and the environment. , His published work includes over 8000 articles, 3000 media releases and eight books. He has received 32 awards for journalism.)Elmer Marine aquaculture solves extinction.Schubel and Thompson, 19—former adjunct professor, research scientist, and associate director of Johns Hopkins University's Chesapeake Bay Institute, president and CEO of the Aquarium of the Pacific AND program manager, Seafood for the Future, Aquarium of the Pacific (Jerry and Kimberly, "Farming the Sea: The Only Way to Meet Humanity's Future Food Needs," GeoHealth, Volume 3, Issue 9, September 2019, Pages 238-244, dml) Oceans are key to overall biodiversitySchofield 14 3-10-2014 "Why our precious oceans are under threat" http://uowblogs.com/globalchallenges/2014/03/10/the-threats-facing-our-precious-oceans/ (Director of Research at the Australian Centre for Ocean Resource and Security University of Wollongong)Elmer Biodiversity Loss causes Extinction.Torres 16 Phil Torres 4-11-2016 "Biodiversity loss: An existential risk comparable to climate change" thebulletin.org/biodiversity-loss-existential-risk-comparable-climate-change9329 (founder of the X-Risks Institute, an affiliate scholar at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies)Elmer Scenario 2 – Neutrinos:Earth's Atmosphere limits Neutrino Research – only a Moon base solves.Crawford 12, I. A., et al. "Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration." Planetary and Space Science 74.1 (2012): 3-14. (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck College)Elmer The Moon is key for Neutrino Research – would be involved in any return to the Moon.Wilson 92, T. L. "Neutrino Astronomy of the Moon." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 23. 1992. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc1992/pdf/1757.pdf (Thomas L. Wilson, NASA Johnson Space CenterISN1)Elmer Neutrino Research key to Nuclear Detection that deters Proliferation – key to determine military usages.Lee 20 Thomas Lee "Can tiny, invisible particles help stop the spread of nuclear weapons?" https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2020/03/can-tiny-invisible-particles-help-stop-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons/ (Associate Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist Operations and IT Management.)Elmer Proliferation risks unravelling now due to inability to determine peaceful and military nuclear development.Dalton and Levite 22 Toby Dalton and Ariel Levite 1-13-2022 "The Nonproliferation Regime is Breaking" https://archive.is/MQ4sC~~#selection-1881.0-1917.304 (TOBY DALTON is Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ARIEL (ELI) LEVITE is Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program and Cyber Policy Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.)Elmer Nuclear Proliferation causes Nuclear War.Kroenig 15 (Matthew Kroenig; Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; 2015, "The History of Proliferation Optimism: Does It Have a Future?"; Journal of Strategic Studies, Volume 38, Issue 1-2)Re-cut by Elmer Deterrence fails and prolif is highly destabilizing – empirics and expert consensus prove there's a high risk of war and accidentsBarash 18 (David Barash, Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington, author or editor of over 40 books, citing a body of area and field-study experts, The Guardian, June 14, 2018. "Nuclear deterrence is a myth. And a lethal one at that," https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/14/nuclear-deterrence-myth-lethal-david-barash) Any nuclear war causes extinction – ice age and famine.Steven Starr 15 ~Director of the University of Missouri's Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. He has worked with the Swiss, Chilean, and Swedish governments in support of their efforts at the United Nations to eliminate thousands of high-alert, launch-ready U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons; he maintains the website Nuclear Darkness. "Nuclear War: An Unrecognized Mass Extinction Event Waiting To Happen." Ratical. March 2015. https://ratical.org/radiation/NuclearExtinction/StevenStarr022815.html~~ TG | 2/18/22 |
JF - South Korea v1Tournament: debateLA | Round: 1 | Opponent: Ava Manaker | Judge: Panel Resolved: The Republic of Korea ought to ban the appropriation of outer space by private entities.Targeting private entities comparatively solves better.Salter 20 (, A., 2020. The Space Review: Outer space needs private law. ~online~ Thespacereview.com. Available at: https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4015/1 ~Accessed 10 January 2022~ Alexander William Salter is an economics professor in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, the Comparative Economics Research Fellow at TTU's Free Market Institute, and a Young Voices Contributor.)-rahulpenu 1AC—-Tensions ADVSouth Korea's space industry is fueled by the private sector – tech transfers and official statements.Si-Soo 21 ~Park Si-Soo, 9-8-2021, Park Si-soo covers space industries in South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries. Park worked at The Korea Times — South Korea's leading English language newspaper — from 2007 to 2020. He earned a master's degree in science journalism from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and a bachelor's degree in business from Hanyang University. "South Korea to spend $593 million on public-to-private transfer of rocket technologies," SpaceNews, https://spacenews.com/south-korea-to-spend-593-million-on-public-to-private-transfer-of-rocket-technologies/ accessed 1/12/2022~ Adam Development is rapid.Whan-Woo 21 Yi Whan-Woo, 10-03-2021, "Space race heats up in Korea's private sector ," koreatimes, https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2021/10/693_316355.html rahulpenu + Jay That ensures aggressive space racing with noko.Ryall 21 Julian Ryall, 10-21-2021, "South Korea space rocket test prompts fear of arms race with North," DW, https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-space-rocket-test-prompts-fear-of-arms-race-with-north/a-59572929 Jay North Korea sees the South's launches as a double standard – that emboldens the regime and increases aggression.Parry 21 ~Richard Lloyd Parry, Richard Lloyd Parry has lived since 1995 in Tokyo, where he is the Asia editor of The Times. He has reported from 29 countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq and North Korea, and has been named Foreign Correspondent of the Year Asia Editor, 10-21-2021, "South Korea heightens tensions with space launch," The Times, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/south-korea-heightens-tensions-with-space-launch-jb8mnwwdp accessed 1/12/2022~ Adam Soko complicates the space race—-sends a signal of prolif to noko and allies.Clarke et al. 21 (, C., Lee, S. and Woolnough, M., 2021. China isn't the only nation preparing for war in space. A small neighbour flew 'under the radar'. ~online~ Abc.net.au. Available at: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-22/korea-china-india-space-race-military-flex/100547832 ~Accessed 12 January 2022~ Carrington Clarke is the ABC's Seoul Correspondent, covering East Asia for the network. He works across digital, television and radio. He's held a range of roles at the ABC including as a reporter with ABC Investigations, the flagship current affairs television program 7.30 and as a reporter and presenter with The Business. He previously worked at SKY News as a reporter and presenter. Before making the transition to journalism he worked as an economist.)-rahulpenu 1—-ProlifContinued development spurs competition, security fears, and perceived nuclearization.Lee 21 ~Jeong-Ho Lee, Bloomberg Government Reporter, SNU graduate, Kings College PHD Student 10-20-2021, "South Korea to Launch New Rocket as Arms Race Builds Across Asia," Bloomberg, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-20/south-korea-to-launch-new-rocket-as-arms-race-builds-across-asia~~ Jay Causes East Asian war—-escalation, miscalc, and cyberattacks.Sukin and Dalton 21 Lauren Sukin, 10-26-2021, (Lauren Sukin is a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University's department of political science and a pre-doctoral fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation. Toby Dalton is a senior fellow at, and co-director of, the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.)"Why South Korea Shouldn't Build Its Own Nuclear Bombs," War on the Rocks, https://warontherocks.com/2021/10/why-south-korea-shouldnt-build-its-own-nuclear-bombs/ Jay East Asian war escalates and outweighs.Tan 15 (January, Andrew Tan, Associate Professor PhD (Sydney), M Phil (Cambridge), B Soc Science (Hons) (NUS), BA (NUS) School of Social Sciences, "Security and Conflict in East Asia", Google Books, pgs. 3-4) Nuclear war causes extinctionChecked Cyberattacks cause extinction.Rees 18 (, M., 2018. On the Future: Prospects for Humanity. ~online~ Princeton University Press. Available at: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691180441/on-the-future ~Accessed 21 September 2021~ Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of Trinity College and Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University. As a member of the UK's House of Lords and former President of the Royal Society, he is much involved in international science and issues of technological risk. His books include Our Cosmic Habitat (Princeton), Just Six Numbers, and Our Final Hour (published in the UK as Our Final Century).)-recut rahulpenu 2—-SpaceNoKo Tensions in space spill over to war causes EMP, Van Allen, Nukes, turns every impact.Davis 17 (, M., 2017. North Korean nukes and space war | The Strategist. ~online~ The Strategist. Available at: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/north-korean-nukes-space-war/ ~Accessed 12 January 2022~ Dr Malcolm Davis Senior Analyst Contact informationContact information EXPERTISE Space Policy, Space Security, Strategy and capability development, future warfare and military technology and Chinese military modernisation.)-rahulpenu Van Allen causes extinction.Karl Grossman 96, professor of journalism at the State University of New York/College of New York, '96, "Risking the World: Nuclear Proliferation in Space," Covert Action Quarterly, Summer 1996 Korean conflict would make space unusable – debris and radiation wreck the LEO.Skibba 20 (, R., 2020. The Ripple Effects of a Space Skirmish. ~online~ The Atlantic. Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/07/space-warfare-unregulated/614059/ ~Accessed 12 January 2022~ Ramin Skibba is a San Diego-based astrophysicist turned science writer. His work has appeared in Undark magazine, New Scientist, and Nature.)-rahulpenu Independently, that causes Extinction.George Dvorsky 15. Senior Staff reporter at Gizmodo. "What Would Happen If All Our Satellites Were Suddenly Destroyed?" https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-would-happen-if-all-our-satellites-were-suddenly-d-1709006681. | 1/13/22 |
JF - South Korea v2Tournament: Harvard Westlake | Round: 2 | Opponent: Karenna Mehta | Judge: Lena Mizrahi Plan: The Republic of Korea should ban the appropriation of outer space by private entities.Targeting private entities comparatively solves better.Salter 20 (, A., 2020. The Space Review: Outer space needs private law. ~online~ Thespacereview.com. Available at: https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4015/1 ~Accessed 10 January 2022~ Alexander William Salter is an economics professor in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, the Comparative Economics Research Fellow at TTU's Free Market Institute, and a Young Voices Contributor.)-rahulpenu South Korea's space industry is fueled by the private sector – tech transfers and official statements.Si-Soo 21 ~Park Si-Soo, 9-8-2021, Park Si-soo covers space industries in South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries. Park worked at The Korea Times — South Korea's leading English language newspaper — from 2007 to 2020. He earned a master's degree in science journalism from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and a bachelor's degree in business from Hanyang University. "South Korea to spend $593 million on public-to-private transfer of rocket technologies," SpaceNews, https://spacenews.com/south-korea-to-spend-593-million-on-public-to-private-transfer-of-rocket-technologies/ accessed 1/12/2022~ Adam 1AC—-MissilesSoko complicates the space race—-sends a signal to noko and allies.Clarke et al. 21 (, C., Lee, S. and Woolnough, M., 2021. China isn't the only nation preparing for war in space. A small neighbour flew 'under the radar'. ~online~ Abc.net.au. Available at: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-22/korea-china-india-space-race-military-flex/100547832 ~Accessed 12 January 2022~ Carrington Clarke is the ABC's Seoul Correspondent, covering East Asia for the network. He works across digital, television and radio. He's held a range of roles at the ABC including as a reporter with ABC Investigations, the flagship current affairs television program 7.30 and as a reporter and presenter with The Business. He previously worked at SKY News as a reporter and presenter. Before making the transition to journalism he worked as an economist.)-rahulpenu Space is the linchpin for Seoul's missile development—-targets Noko, severs US allied-interdependence, raises serious nuclearization concerns, and modernizes the entire missile force.—-guideline revision has made development possible for the first time, specifically entities North Korea sees the South's launches as a double standard – that emboldens the regime and increases aggression.Parry 21 ~Richard Lloyd Parry, Richard Lloyd Parry has lived since 1995 in Tokyo, where he is the Asia editor of The Times. He has reported from 29 countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq and North Korea, and has been named Foreign Correspondent of the Year Asia Editor, 10-21-2021, "South Korea heightens tensions with space launch," The Times, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/south-korea-heightens-tensions-with-space-launch-jb8mnwwdp accessed 1/12/2022~ Adam Noko tensions in space spill over to war—-emp, van allen, nukes, and turns every impactDavis 17 (, M., 2017. North Korean nukes and space war | The Strategist. ~online~ The Strategist. Available at: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/north-korean-nukes-space-war/ ~Accessed 12 January 2022~ Dr Malcolm Davis Senior Analyst Contact information Contact information EXPERTISE Space Policy, Space Security, Strategy and capability development, future warfare and military technology and Chinese military modernisation.)-rahulpenu Van Allen causes extinction.Karl Grossman 96, professor of journalism at the State University of New York/College of New York, '96, "Risking the World: Nuclear Proliferation in Space," Covert Action Quarterly, Summer 1996 Conflict spills over to cascading debris and decks access—-especially with missile development.Skibba 20 (, R., 2020. The Ripple Effects of a Space Skirmish. ~online~ The Atlantic. Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/07/space-warfare-unregulated/614059/ ~Accessed 12 January 2022~ Ramin Skibba is a San Diego-based astrophysicist turned science writer. His work has appeared in Undark magazine, New Scientist, and Nature.)-rahulpenu Independently causes extinction.George Dvorsky 15. Senior Staff reporter at Gizmodo. "What Would Happen If All Our Satellites Were Suddenly Destroyed?" https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-would-happen-if-all-our-satellites-were-suddenly-d-1709006681. Noko uses even more capabilities on the US—-ensures escalation.Harrison et al. 18 (, T., Johnson, K. and Roberts, T., 2018. A REPORT OF THE CSIS AEROSPACE SECURITY PROJECT. ~online~ Aerospace.csis.org. Available at: https://aerospace.csis.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Harrison_SpaceThreatAssessment_FULL_WEB.pdf ~Accessed 13 January 2022~ Todd Harrison is the director of Defense Budget Analysis and director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS. As a senior fellow in the International Security Program, he leads the Center's efforts to provide in-depth, nonpartisan research and analysis of defense funding, space security, and air power issues. He has authored publications on trends in the defense budget, military space systems, threats to space systems, civil space exploration, defense acquisitions, military compensation and readiness, and military force structure, among other topics. He teaches classes on military space systems and the defense budget at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Kaitlyn Johnson is deputy director and fellow of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ms. Johnson supports the team's strategic planning and research agenda. Her research specializes in topics such as space security, military space systems, and commercial and civil space policy. Ms. Johnson has written on national security space reorganization, threats against space assets, the commercialization of space, escalation and deterrence dynamics, and defense acquisition trends. She is also a cohost of the CSIS podcast Tech Unmanned, which features guests with both policy expertise and technical expertise in order to break through the national security jargon and technology hand-waving to get to the core of the technical realities of these emerging capabilities, benefits to development, and the barriers to success. Ms. Johnson holds an MA from American University in U.S. foreign policy and national security studies, with a concentration in defense and space security, and a BS from the Georgia Institute of Technology in international affairs. Thomas G. Roberts is an adjunct fellow with the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His research interests include civil and commercial space policy, space security, and orbital mechanics. Previously, Mr. Roberts has written on threats against space systems, space object behavior, and international relations in space. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, War on the Rocks, and other publications. Mr. Roberts is currently a graduate research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Laboratory and a PhD student in the institute's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He holds an MS in aeronautics and astronautics and an MS in technology and policy from MIT and a BA in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University. In 2015, Mr. Roberts was named a Harry S. Truman scholar. In 2021, he was awarded the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship in support of his doctoral research in computational astrodynamics at MIT.)-rahulpenu Pursing missile capabilities decks interoperability and the alliance—-steals the teeth of the US deterrence strategy—-mature tech necessitates the shift.Pollack 17 (, J., 2017. Ballistic Missile Defense in South Korea: Separate Systems Against a Common Threat. ~online~ Cissm.umd.edu. Available at: https://cissm.umd.edu/sites/default/files/2019-07/Paper20420-20Ballistic20Missile20Defense20in20South20Korea.pdf ~Accessed 13 January 2022~ Joshua H. Pollack is the Editor of the Nonproliferation Review and a Senior Research Associate, and is recognized as a leading expert on nuclear and missile proliferation, focusing on Northeast Asia. Before joining MIIS in April 2016, Pollack served as a consultant to the US government, specializing in issues related to weapons of mass destruction, including proliferation, arms control, and deterrence. As a defense policy analyst at DFI International, Science Applications International Corporation, and Constellation West, his clients included the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Plans and Policy Directorate (J5) of US Strategic Command. In 2015, he was named an Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute.)-rahulpenu Escalation ladder ensures nuke war—-alliance and strategy cohesion is key.Bush 17 (, R., 2017. The real reason a North Korean nuclear weapon is so terrifying—and it's not what you think. ~online~ Brookings. Available at: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/08/09/the-real-reason-a-north-korean-nuclear-weapon-is-so-terrifying-and-its-not-what-you-think/ ~Accessed 12 January 2022~ Richard C. Bush III is an American expert on China affairs. Since 2002, he has served as the director of Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies of the Brookings Institution, and concurrently as the inaugural Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies. Bush is also a senior fellow of foreign policy.)-recut rahulpenu Cyberattacks cause extinction.Rees 18 (, M., 2018. On the Future: Prospects for Humanity. ~online~ Princeton University Press. Available at: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691180441/on-the-future ~Accessed 21 September 2021~ Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of Trinity College and Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University. As a member of the UK's House of Lords and former President of the Royal Society, he is much involved in international science and issues of technological risk. His books include Our Cosmic Habitat (Princeton), Just Six Numbers, and Our Final Hour (published in the UK as Our Final Century).)-recut rahulpenu | 1/15/22 |
ND - China v1Tournament: Damus | Round: 2 | Opponent: Maya Jen | Judge: Christian Schock 1AC: PlanPlan – A just government of the People's Republic of China ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike.That solves worker liberation, labor reforms, and re-establishes credible Collective Bargaining in China – establishing legal protection for Labor Unions reduces overall labor-related discontent.Dongfang 11 Han Dongfang 4-6-2011 "Liberate China's Workers" https://archive.md/7RvDG~~#selection-307.0-316.0 (director of China Labour Bulletin, a nongovernmental organization that defends the rights of workers in China.)Elmer 1AC: Soft Power AdvantageLack of Chinese Right to Strike devastates Collective Bargaining – undermines any legal leverage for Strikes.Friedman 17 Eli Friedman 4-20-2017 "Collective Bargaining in China is Dead: The Situation is Excellent" https://www.chinoiresie.info/collective-bargaining-in-china-is-dead-the-situation-is-excellent/ (Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Labour at Cornell University)Elmer Any credible union power is under-cut by detentions of labor activists.Merkley and McGovern 13 Jeff Merkley and James McGovern 12-20-2013 "Detention of Labor Representative Highlights Challenges for Collective Bargaining in China" https://www.cecc.gov/publications/commission-analysis/detention-of-labor-representative-highlights-challenges-for (Representative and Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China)Elmer The Right to Strike re-balances China's Economy.Roberts 10 Dexter Roberts 8-5-2010 "Is the Right to Strike Coming to China" https://archive.md/hjNI7 (Editor at Bloomberg)Elmer Enhanced Unions and Labor Reforms key to sustained Chinese Economic Growth.Haack 21 Michael Haack 2-13-2021 "Could Biden Make US-China Trade Better for Workers?" https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/could-biden-make-us-china-trade-better-for-workers/ (Michael Haack currently a contractor with the China Labor Translation Project, a project of the Chinese Progressive Association. He previously worked with industrial workers in southern China. Michael holds master's degrees from SOAS, University of London and American University)Elmer China's Economy is hosed and threatened by rampant Inequality gaps that devastate consumption.Bloomberg 21 1-19-2021 "China's Wide Income Gap Undercut Spending as Growth Recovers" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-18/china-s-strong-growth-masks-unbalanced-recovery-as-incomes-lag Elmer That's critical for Soft Power Projection BUT authoritarianism regarding activists puts efforts on the brink – re-establishing credibility of governance is important.Albert 18 Eleanor Albert 2-9-2018 "China's Big Bet on Soft Power" https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-big-bet-soft-power (a third-year PhD student concentrating in international relations and comparative politics)Elmer Chinese leadership solves existential threats.Yamei 18 Shen Yamei 18, Deputy Director and Associate Research Fellow of Department for American Studies, China Institute of International Studies, 1-9-2018, "Probing into the "Chinese Solution" for the Transformation of Global Governance," CAIFC, http://www.caifc.org.cn/en/content.aspx?id=4491 Chinese Economic Decline leads to all-out War – specifically over Taiwan.Joske 18 Stephen Joske 10-23-2018 "China's Coming Financial Crisis And The National Security Connection" https://warontherocks.com/2018/10/chinas-coming-financial-crisis-and-the-national-security-connection/ (senior adviser to the Australian Treasurer during the 1997–98 Asian crisis)re-cut by Elmer Taiwan goes Nuclear.Talmadge 18 ~Caitlin, Associate Professor of Security Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, "Beijing's Nuclear Option: Why a U.S.-China War Could Spiral Out of Control," accessible online at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2018-10-15/beijings-nuclear-option, published Nov/Dec 2018~re-cut by Elmer Nuke war causes extinction AND outweighs other existential risksChecked Chinese Economic Strength increases Economic Diplomacy Efforts, specifically OBOR, AND decreases need for Military Expansion.Cai 18, Kevin G. "The one belt one road and the Asian infrastructure investment bank: Beijing's new strategy of geoeconomics and geopolitics." Journal of Contemporary China 27.114 (2018): 831-847. (Associate Professor at Renison University College, University of Waterloo, Canada)Elmer Solves Central Asian and South Asia War.Muhammad et Al 19, Imraz, Arif Khan, and Saif ul Islam. "China Pakistan Economic Corridor: Peace, Prosperity and Conflict Resolution in the Region." (Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Buner)Elmer Central Asia Instability explodes globallyBlank 2k ~Stephen J. - Expert on the Soviet Bloc for the Strategic Studies Institute, "American Grand Strategy and the Transcaspian Region", World Affairs. 9-22~ South Asia War goes Nuclear and causes Extinction.Menon 19 Prakash Menon, The nuclear cloud hanging over the human race, Nov 15, 2019, ~PhD from Madras University for his thesis "Limited War and Nuclear Deterrence in the Indo-Pak context"~ https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/the-nuclear-cloud-hanging-over-the-human-race/cid/1719608~~# SM | 11/6/21 |
ND - India v1Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: Jina Kang | Judge: Julian Kuffour 1AC: PlanPlan: The Republic of India ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike.Implementing a Right to Strikes solves rampant inequality by empowering collective bargaining.Rai 20 Diva Rai 1-2-2020 "Right to Strike: Proposed Amendment in the Indian Constitution" https://blog.ipleaders.in/right-to-strike-proposed-amendment-in-the-indian-constitution/~~#Strike_as_a_Fundamental_Right (Writer at Intelligent Legal Solutions)Elmer 1AC: Econ/LeadershipLack of Indian Right to Strike cements low wages.Lobo 21 Darren Lobo 1-8-2021 "By prohibiting strikes, India's new labour codes will make employees powerless" https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/prohibiting-strikes-india-s-new-labour-codes-will-make-employees-powerless-141083 (Lawyer with experience in contract drafting, negotiation, general corporate advisory, private equity and venture capital work.)Elmer Loss of Strike Protection effects 90 of India's workers who work with little to no pay.Srivastava 20 Roli Srivastava 9-23-2020 "'Historic' labour law raises fear Indian workers will pay price" https://www.reuters.com/article/india-economy-labour/historic-labour-law-raises-fear-indian-workers-will-pay-price-idUSL5N2GK1A6 (Correspondent at Thomas Reuters Foundation)Elmer Stopping rampant inequality is key to long-term economic growthGhosh 10/21 ~Nilanjan Ghosh, Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh is Director, ORF's Kolkata Centre, and heads the Inclusive Growth and SDG programme across the various centres of the Foundation. His previous positions at various points in time include Senior Fellow and Head of Economics at ORF Kolkata, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at MCX (I) Limited in Mumbai, and Professor of Econometrics at the TERI School of Advanced Studies in New Delhi. He had been a Visiting Fellow at the Linnaeus University, Sweden, in 2008 and 2015, and has visited Uppsala University (Sweden), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), and Stanford University (USA), at various points in time. One of the leading ecological economists and development analysts of south Asia, he is considered a pioneer in the application of neoclassical and heterodox economics in water governance. A natural resource economist and econometrician by training, Dr. Ghosh obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. Till recently, Dr Ghosh advised WWF India for setting up their Ecological Economics practice. Dr. Ghosh was Vice President of The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)"Is increasing wealth inequality coming in the way of economic growth in India?," ORF, https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/is-increasing-wealth-inequality-coming-in-the-way-of-economic-growth-in-india/ Accessed 11/4/21~ Adam Indian economic strength deters China along the India-China border—-military buildup and signal of resolve diffuses conflict.Husain Haqqani and Aparna Pande 7-10-21. Haqqani is the director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute in Washington D.C. and was Pakistan's ambassador to the United States. Pande (Ph.D) is director of the Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia at the Hudson Institute. "India has a long way to go in confronting China". The Hill. https://thehill.com/opinion/international/562397-india-has-a-long-way-to-go-in-confronting-china That escalates.Jeffrey Gettleman et al 20. Jeffrey Gettleman is The Times's South Asia bureau chief. Hari Kumar is a reporter in the New Delhi bureau of The New York Times. Sameer Yasir is a reporter for The New York Times. "Worst Clash in Decades on Disputed India-China Border Kills 20 Indian Troops". The New York Times. 6-16-20. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/world/asia/indian-china-border-clash.html Economic collapse ensures Modi puts all his eggs in the nationalist basket - the COVID blame won't save him again.Gupta 21 (, S., 2021. It isn't the economy, genius. India proves it by voting for Modi again and again. ~online~ ThePrint. Available at: https://theprint.in/national-interest/it-isnt-the-economy-genius-india-proves-it-by-voting-for-modi-again-and-again/633329/ ~Accessed 25 October 2021~ Shekhar Gupta is an Indian journalist and author. He is the founder and the current editor-in-chief of ThePrint. He is also a columnist for the Business Standard and pens a weekly column which appears every Saturday. He has had long stints at The Indian Express and India Today. Shekhar Gupta has received assorted awards: the 1985 Inlaks award for young journalist of the year,~10~ G. K. Reddy Award for Journalism,~11~ and the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award for National Integration.~12~ He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the then UPA Government in 2009 for his contribution to journalism.~13~ Under his leadership, The Indian Express won the Vienna-based International Press Institute's Award for Outstanding Journalism in the Public Interest thrice: The first time for its coverage of the Gujarat riots of 2002, the second time for uncovering the Bihar flood relief scam in 2009 and the third time for its sustained investigation into the Malegaon and Modasa blasts of 2008 and the alleged role of extremists and organisations.~14~.)-rahulpenu Greenlights diversionary war - overwhelming evidence.Humayun et al. 20 (, F., Walt, Quinn, Tatar, Katerji, Crabtree, Agrawal, Maqsood, Walt, Gao and Moody, 2020. After India's Skirmish With China, Is Pakistan Next?. ~online~ Foreign Policy. Available at: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/29/india-skirmish-china-modi-pick-fight-pakistan/ ~Accessed 25 October 2021~ Yale University, Ph.D., Political Science 2022 Dissertation: "Democratic Institutions and International Crisis Behaviour" Committee: Steven I. Wilkinson (Yale), Alexandre Debs (Yale), Vipin Narang (MIT) Yale University, M.A., Political Science 2019 University of Cambridge, M.Phil, International Relations 2013 London School of Economics, B.Sc, International Relations and History 2011. Research is supported by the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, the Yale South Asian Studies Council, and International Security Studies at Yale)-rahulpenu Structural Reforms to India's Economy by eliminating inequality would boost India's Rise.Leng 21 Alyssa Leng 1-29-2021 "Domestic reform key to India's rise" https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/domestic-reform-key-india-rise/ (Research Associate, Power, and Diplomacy Programme, at the Lowry Institute)Elmer That's key to ensure a peaceful U.S.-China power transition and solve global risksGPC 17 – Greater Pacific Capital, investing institution designed to identify and develop investing opportunities in and between India and other international economies, 7/17/17, "Path to Power: India's Great Opportunity in the Changing World Order," https://greaterpacificcapital.com/path-to-power-indias-great-opportunity-in-the-changing-world-order/ ExtinctionShivshankar Menon 18, distinguished fellow at Brookings India, 12/26/18, "China-US contention has opened up space for other powers, including India," https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/china-us-contention-has-opened-up-space-for-other-powers-including-india-118122500454_1.html Indian leadership is key to stability in the South China Sea.Bhalla 21 ~Abhishek Bhalla, Abhishek Bhalla is an Editor with India Today TV chasing news stories on defence, strategic affairs, security and conflict. His work takes him to military zones to report accurately on the ground realities. Working as a journalist since 2005, his experience spans working across platforms — newspaper, magazine, broadcast and now trying new things on the digital space. In the past has extensively covered crime, investigationg agencies and courts. 6-16-2021, accessed on 11-2-2021, India Today, "India supports freedom of navigation in int'l waterways like South China Sea: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ", https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-navigation-south-china-sea-defence-minister-rajnath-singh-china-1815476-2021-06-16~~ Adam SCS disputes are uniquely likely to escalate.WION News 9/19 ~WION News, WION is a news agency specializing on global issues with in-depth analysis. 9-19-2021, accessed on 11-2-2021, WION, "Can South China Sea dispute escalate into a full-scale war?", https://www.wionews.com/world/can-south-china-sea-dispute-escalate-into-a-full-scale-war-414263~~ Adam Indian leadership's under-appreciated—-they're gradualist strategy accounts for alt-causes but sustained economic growth is key.Dhruva Jaishankar 19, Director of the US Initiative at the Observer Research Foundation, 10/5/19, "On climate, connectivity, maritime security, India is reshaping the world order," https://www.orfonline.org/research/on-climate-connectivity-maritime-security-india-is-reshaping-the-world-order-56189/ Nuke war causes extinction AND outweighs other existential risksChecked | 11/20/21 |
ND - Unions v1Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 3 | Opponent: Wyeth Renwick | Judge: Micah Thode 1AC v1 Glenbrooks1AC – AdvantageThe Advantage is UnionsRight to Strike is key to union power necessary to solve income inequality.Myall 19 ~James Myall, James is MECEP's lead on the inclusive economy, including research on labor issues, gender and racial equity, and health care policy. James conducts research and impact analyses, writes educational materials, and collaborates with partners. He is skilled in data collection, research, and statistical and policy analysis. He studied public policy and management at the University of Southern Maine and holds a master's degree in ancient history and archaeology from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. 4-17-2019, "Right to strike would level the playing field for public workers, with benefits for all of us," MECEP, https://www.mecep.org/blog/right-to-strike-would-level-the-playing-field-for-public-workers-with-benefits-for-all-of-us/ accessed 11/12/2021~ Adam Collective bargaining solves inequality – empirics prove de-unionization is responsible for status quo inequities.Shierholz 20 ~Heidi Shierholz, She has a Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan; M.A., Economics, University of Michigan; M.S., Statistics, Iowa State University, B.A., Mathematics, Grinnell College She is also the president of the Economic Policy Institute and she served the Obama administration as chief economist at the Department of Labor 1-27-2020, "Weakened labor movement leads to rising economic inequality," Economic Policy Institute, https://www.epi.org/blog/weakened-labor-movement-leads-to-rising-economic-inequality/ accessed 11/12/2021~ Adam Labor market inequities create slow and unstable growth—- only effective collective bargaining solves.Joseph E. Stiglitz 21. Joseph E. Stiglitz is an economist and professor at Columbia University. He is the co-chair of the High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress at the OECD, and the Chief Economist of the Roosevelt Institute. He has served as chief economist of the World Bank and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001"Fostering More-Competitive Labor Markets" Inequality and the Labor Market: The Case for Greater Competition. Brookings Institution Press. (2021) https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7864/j.ctv13vdhvm.6 Growing economic inequality drives diversionary nationalism and makes war inevitable.Frederick Solt 11. Ph.D. in Political Science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, currently Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa, Assistant Professor, Departments of Political Science and Sociology, Southern Illinois at the time of publication. "Diversionary Nationalism: Economic Inequality and the Formation of National Pride." The Journal of Politics, Vol. 73, No. 3, pgs. 821-830, July 2011. Inequality collapse escalates existential hotspots.Mavvak 21 ~Mathew Mavak Author at Atlas Institute for International Affairs, external researcher (PLATBIDAFO) at the Kazimieras Simonavicius University in Vilnius, Lithuania, "Horizon 2030: Will Emerging Risks Unravel Our Global Systems?," Salus Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, April 2021, pp 2-17~ ~RL 21~ ~indicates pargraph breaks~ Inequality hollows out economics resilience—-shocks are inevitable, only worker stability makes recovery possible.Kate Bahn 21. Washington Center for Equitable Growth Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, "Kate Bahn testimony before the Joint Economic Committee on monopsony, workers, and corporate power". Equitable Growth. 7-14-2021. https://equitablegrowth.org/kate-bahn-testimony-before-the-joint-economic-committee-on-monopsony-workers-and-corporate-power/ Slow growth collapses the liberal order AND causes global hotspot escalation—-extinction.Oppenheimer '21 ~Michael; 2021; Clinical Professor, Center for Global Affairs, New York University. Senior Consulting Fellow, Scenario Planning at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Former Executive Vice President, The Futures Group. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Member, The Foreign Policy Roundtable at the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs. Member, The American Council on Germany; The Future of Global Affairs: Managing Discontinuity, Disruption and Destruction, "The Turbulent Future of International Relations," Ch. 2~ Economic decline results in multilateral breakdown that causes state collapse, conflict, climate change, and Arctic and Space War.McLennan 21 – Strategic Partners Marsh McLennan SK Group Zurich Insurance Group, Academic Advisers National University of Singapore Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, University of Pennsylvania, "The Global Risks Report 2021 16th Edition" "http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Global_Risks_Report_2021.pdf Re-cut by Elmer Eroding financial resilience causes global war—-that overcomes traditional barriers to conflict.Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Vladimir Popov 19. Former economics professor, was United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, and received the Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought in 2007. Former senior economics researcher in the Soviet Union, Russia and the United Nations Secretariat, is now Research Director at the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute in Berlin "Economic Crisis Can Trigger World War." http://www.ipsnews.net/2019/02/economic-crisis-can-trigger-world-war/. Nuclear war causes extinctionChecked Union Power revitalizes Global Democracy – de-unionization spurs authoritarianism and right-wing populism.Nussbaum 19 ~Karen Nussbaum, the founding director of Working America and the Working America Education Fund. She was a founder and director of 9to5, the National Association of Working Women and president of District 925, SEIU. Karen served as the director of the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau during the first Clinton Administration, the highest seat in the federal government devoted to women's issues. Prior to taking on the leadership of Working America, Karen served as a special assistant to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney., 2019, "Unions and Democracy," Labor Studies Journal, https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1177/0160449X19890523 accessed 11/13/2021~ Adam Populism causes causes great power war and extinction.Richard N. Haass and Charles A. Kupchan 21. Richard N. Haass is President of the Council on Foreign Relations, was Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State and a close advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Charles A. Kupchan is Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and was Director for European Affairs on the National Security Council. "The New Concert of Powers". Foreign Affairs. 3-23-21. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2021-03-23/new-concert-powers Democratic governance provides social goods and remedies global problems.Kolodziej '17 ~Edward; May 19; Emeritus Research Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; EUC Paper Series, "Challenges to the Democratic Project for Governing Globalization," https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/96620/Kolodziej Introduction 5.19.17.pdf?sequence=2andisAllowed=y~ Democracies are key to solve climate changeFiorino 9/22 ~Daniel J, is the Director of the Center for Environmental Policy at American University in Washington DC. He his author of Can Democracy Handle Climate Change? (Polity, 2018). "Democracy is suited to tackle climate change," Democracy Without Borders, 9/22/21. https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/20869/democracy-is-suited-to-tackle-climate-change/~~ RR Warming causes ExtinctionKareiva 18, Peter, and Valerie Carranza. "Existential risk due to ecosystem collapse: Nature strikes back." Futures 102 (2018): 39-50. (Ph.D. in ecology and applied mathematics from Cornell University, director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, Pritzker Distinguished Professor in Environment and Sustainability at UCLA)Re-cut by Elmer 1AC – PlanPlan – A just government ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike.The Plan increases incentives to settle and makes collective bargaining more effective.Malin 93 ~Martin H. Malin, Martin H. Malin is co-director of the Institute for Law and the Workplace and teaches Labor Law, Employment Discrimination, Public Sector Employees, ADR in the Workplace, and Contracts. He received his B.A. from Michigan State University's James Madison College and his J.D. from George Washington University, where he was an editor of the law review and elected to the Order of the Coif. He joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in 1980 after serving as law clerk to United States District Judge Robert E. DeMascio in Detroit and on the faculty of Ohio State University. Chicago-Kent College Of Law, 1993, "Public Employees' Right to Strike: Law and Experience," University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol26/iss2/3/, accessed 11-12-2021~ Adam That's empirically proven to make strikes more efficient while increasing collective bargaining.Malin 93 ~Martin H. Malin, Martin H. Malin is co-director of the Institute for Law and the Workplace and teaches Labor Law, Employment Discrimination, Public Sector Employees, ADR in the Workplace, and Contracts. He received his B.A. from Michigan State University's James Madison College and his J.D. from George Washington University, where he was an editor of the law review and elected to the Order of the Coif. He joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in 1980 after serving as law clerk to United States District Judge Robert E. DeMascio in Detroit and on the faculty of Ohio State University. Chicago-Kent College Of Law, 1993, "Public Employees' Right to Strike: Law and Experience," University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol26/iss2/3/, accessed 11-12-2021~ Adam | 11/20/21 |
SO - Evergreening v3Tournament: Nano Nagle | Round: 1 | Opponent: Riley Rees | Judge: Parth Misra Advantage 1 is Innovation:Most recent evidence concludes Aff – 78 of New Drugs aren't innovative but rather repurposed.PFAD 21 Patients for Affordable Drugs 2-3-2021 "BIG PHARMA'S BIG LIE: THE TRUTH ABOUT INNOVATION and DRUG PRICES" https://patientsforaffordabledrugs.org/2021/02/03/innovation-report/ (a patient advocacy and lobbying organisation based in Washington, D.C. founded by David Mitchell who suffers from multiple myeloma. Ben Wakana is the executive director. It focuses on policies to lower drug prices.)Elmer The only major study confirms our Internal Link – Evergreening decimates competition by resulting in functional monopoliesArnold Ventures 20 9-24-2020 "'Evergreening' Stunts Competition, Costs Consumers and Taxpayers" https://www.arnoldventures.org/stories/evergreening-stunts-competition-costs-consumers-and-taxpayers/ (Arnold Ventures is focused on evidence-based giving in a wide range of categories including: criminal justice, education, health care, and public finance)Elmer Reject Negative Turns – they're pharmaceutical lies – the Plan isn't anti-Patent, just pro-innovation – breaking down secondary patents is key.AT Advantage CPs to solve Drug Prices Patents incentivize Negative Innovation.Feldman 21, Robin C., et al. "Negative innovation: when patents are bad for patients." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-021-00999-0.pdf (Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law, Albert Abramson '54 Distinguished Professor of Law Chair, and Director of the Center for Innovation)Elmer Extinction - generic defense doesn't apply.Srivatsa 17 Kadiyali Srivatsa 1-12-2017 "Superbug Pandemics and How to Prevent Them" https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/01/12/superbug-pandemics-and-how-to-prevent-them/ (doctor, inventor, and publisher. He worked in acute and intensive pediatric care in British hospitals)Elmer Disease is a non-linear, existential risk - encompasses AND outweighs other threatsPamlin and Armstrong 15 Dennis Pamlin and Stuart Armstrong February 2015 "Global Challenges: 12 Risks that threaten human civilization: The case for a new risk category" https://web.archive.org/web/20171006070112/https://api.globalchallenges.org/static/wp-content/uploads/12-Risks-with-infinite-impact.pdf (Dennis Pamlin, Executive Project Manager Global Risks, Global Challenges Foundation, and Stuart Armstrong, James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford)Re-cut by Elmer We're on the Brink – new diseases are emerging.Deccan Herald 21 1-4-2021 Deccan Herald "New deadly virus 'Disease X', much more fatal than COVID-19, could affect humans: Scientists" (Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka by The Printers Mysore Private Limited, a privately held company owned by the Nettakallappa family. It has seven editions printed from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Davanagere, Hosapete, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and Kalaburagi)Elmer Expanding breadth of Pharma Innovation into neglected diseases results in global linkages that revitalizes global health diplomacy.Hotez 16, Peter J. Blue marble health: an innovative plan to fight diseases of the poor amid wealth. JHU Press, 2016. (Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology)Elmer Public Health Diplomacy solves Existential Threats.James 17 Wilmot James 4-2-2017 "In an Age of Zika and a Threat of Biochemical Terror, Health Security Must Be Everybody's Concern" https://archive.is/tUlRX~~#selection-927.0-930.0 (Honorary Professor in the Division of Human Genetics at the University of Cape Town's Medical School and Non-residential Senior Fellow at Bard College's Hannah Arendt Centre, Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin at Madison)re-cut by Elmer Evergreening restricts Generic Patents by artificially extending Patent Cliffs.Moir and Gleeson 14 Hazel Moir and Deborah Gleeson 11-5-2014 "Explainer: evergreening and how big pharma keeps drug prices high" https://theconversation.com/explainer-evergreening-and-how-big-pharma-keeps-drug-prices-high-33623 (Adjunct Associate Professor; economics of patents, copyright and other "IP", Australian National University AND Lecturer in Public Health, La Trobe University)Elmer That inhibits India's Pharma Industry – exports of Generics is key to revitalize India Pharma Leadership.Neelakantan 14 Murali Neelakantan 11-11-2014 "Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Affordable Access to Healthcare for all" https://web.archive.org/web/20150315092713/https://abcmundial.com/en/news/brics/technology/3838-indian-pharmaceutical-industry-affordable-access-healthcare-all/ (consejero general global de Cipla Limited)Elmer Indian pharma strength is key to their soft powerJha 16 Prem Shankar Jha 11-5-2016 "Let India unleash its soft power" https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Let-India-unleash-its-soft-power/article13292272.ece (Writer at the Hindu)Elmer Successful India Soft Power solves ExtinctionKamdar 7, Mira. Planet India: How the fastest growing democracy is transforming America and the world. Simon and Schuster, 2007. (Bernard Schwartz Fellow at the Asia Society in 2008)Elmer 1AC: Drug PricesAdvantage 2 is Drug Prices:Evergreening is the root cause of high drug prices by delaying generics – that's a critical internal link to healthcare costs.Vanni 21 Amaka Vanni 3-23-2021 "On Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Medicines and Vaccine Imperialism" https://twailr.com/on-intellectual-property-rights-access-to-medicines-and-vaccine-imperialism/ (PhD and LLM degrees in International Economic Law from the University of Warwick)re-cut by Elmer Pharma's the largest drive of healthcare costs.Brennan 16, Hannah, et al. "A prescription for excessive drug pricing: leveraging government patent use for health." Yale JL and Tech. 18 (2016): 275. (Law Clerk to the Honorable Theodore McKee, Chief Judge, Third Circuit)re-cut by Elmer That hurts the EconomySood et Al 7, Neeraj, Arkadipta Ghosh, and J. Escarse. "The effect of health care cost growth on the US economy." Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services (September). Available at (http://aspe. hhs. gov/health/reports/08/healthcarecost/report. html (HHS) (2007). (PhD, is professor and vice dean for research at the USC Price School of Public Policy and a founding member the USC Schaeffer Center)Elmer Economic decline results in multilateral breakdown that causes state collapse, conflict, climate change, and Arctic and Space War.McLennan 21 – Strategic Partners Marsh McLennan SK Group Zurich Insurance Group, Academic Advisers National University of Singapore Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, University of Pennsylvania, "The Global Risks Report 2021 16th Edition" "http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Global_Risks_Report_2021.pdf Re-cut by Elmer COVID creates an economic brink—-recovery is strong now because of effective monetary policy, but we've hit the zero-lower bound.Christopher Rugaber 21. Associated Press. "Federal Reserve keeps key interest rate near zero, signals COVID-19 economic risks receding." https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-fed-interest-rates-economy-20210428-bumyc3ynpza6ri4ygsntmdsmya-story.html. The Alternative to the Aff isn't no medicine but exploitive medicine – the Plan's orientation is a sequencing strategy to resistance.Ahmed 20 A Kavum Ahmed 6-24-2020 "Decolonizing the vaccine" https://africasacountry.com/2020/06/decolonizing-the-vaccine (A. Kayum Ahmed is Division Director for Access and Accountability at the Open Society Public Health Program in New York and teaches at Columbia University Law School.)Duong+Elmer This is a form of pharmaceutical capitalism – exploiting marginalized groups in the third world.Lift Mode 17 3-10-2017 "Pharmaceutical Colonialism" https://medium.com/@liftmode/pharmaceutical-colonialism-3-ways-that-western-medicine-takes-from-indigenous-communities-3a9339b4f24f (We at Liftmode.com are a team of professionals from a variety of backgrounds, dedicated to the mission of providing the highest quality and highest purity nutritional health supplements on the market. We look specifically for the latest and most promising research in the fields of cognition enhancement, neuroscience and alternative health supplements, and develop commercial strategies to bring these technologies to the marketplace.)Elmer 1AC: PlanPlan – The member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for medicines by implementing a one-and-done approach for patent and exclusivity protection for patent originators.The Plan solves Evergreening.Feldman 3 Robin Feldman 2-11-2019 "'One-and-done' for new drugs could cut patent thickets and boost generic competition" https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/11/drug-patent-protection-one-done/ (Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law, Albert Abramson '54 Distinguished Professor of Law Chair, and Director of the Center for Innovation)SidK + Elmer Reforming the Patent Process would lower Drug Prices and incentivize Pharma Innovation by revitalizing the Market.Stanbrook 13, Matthew B. "Limiting "evergreening" for a better balance of drug innovation incentives." (2013): 939-939. (MD (University of Toronto) PhD (University of Toronto))Elmer | 10/17/21 |
SO - Synthetic Biology v1Tournament: Jack Howe | Round: 3 | Opponent: Shreyas Kapavarapu | Judge: Srinidhi Yerraguntala 1AC – AdvantageScenario 1 is cancerSynthetic biology solves cancer.Jain 12 ~Kewal K. Jain, Consultant in biotechnology and pharmaceutical medicine. Research in cell/gene therapy, neuroprotection, and nanobiotechnology. Reviewer, research grant applications for government agencies in Canada, USA (US Army) and Europe (European Commission, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Estonia and UK). Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Genometrica Ltd, Lugano, Switzerland. Member of Board of Managers of Progenitor Cell Therapy 2006-2010, until takeover of the company by NeoStem Inc. Member Editorial Board, Nanomedicine, published by Future Medicine. Member Editorial Board, Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment, Adenine Press. Member International Advisory Board, Medical Principles and Practice, Karger. Consultant in Neurology Senior Associate editor, MedLink Corporation, San Diego, California. 08-16-2012, accessed on 9-11-2021, PubMed Central (PMC), "Synthetic Biology and Personalized Medicine", https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586729/~~ Adam Contagious Cancer is a major and legitimate threat AND causes extinction.Johnson 16 George Johnson 2-23-2016 "Scientists Ponder the Prospect of Contagious Cancer" https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/scientists-ponder-the-prospect-of-contagious-cancer.html?mcubz=0 (columnist and science journalist for the New York Times, M.A. in Journalism and Public Affairs, American University)Elmer Scenario 2 is biodiversityWe can still reverse the worst impacts of global warming.Chrobak, 21 ~Ula Chrobak, environmental contributor at PopularScience, 26 April 2021, PopularScience, "We can avoid the worst effects of climate change, but we're still in for a fight," https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/reverse-climate-threshold/**, accessed 8-10-21~JMK Synthetic biology solves warming and oil spillsRusten 19 ~Marte Rusten, Principal Consultant Environmental Risk and Preparedness at the DNV 2019, accessed on 9-11-2021, DNV, "Restoring ecosystems through synthetic biology", https://www.dnv.com/to2030/technology/restoring-ecosystems-through-synthetic-biology.html~~ Adam Repealing of safety protocols has made us more vulnerable to oil spills than everD'Angelo 20 ~Chris D'Angelo, an associate editor at HuffPost Hawaii, He covers public lands, climate change, biodiversity, and environmental policy, He is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and his reporting has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter and the Hawaii Publishers Association, 4-20-20, accessed on 3-17-2021. "10 years after Deepwater Horizon, the U.S. is even more at risk of a major oil spill", Grist, https://grist.org/energy/10-years-after-deepwater-horizon-the-u-s-is-even-more-at-risk-of-a-major-oil-spill/~~ Adam Oil spills cause extinctionAdams 10 ~Mike Adams, Mike Adams is a best-selling author and a globally recognized scientific researcher in clean foods. He serves as the founding editor of NaturalNews.com and the lab science director of an internationally accredited (ISO 17025) analytical laboratory known as CWC Labs. There, he was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for achieving extremely high accuracy in the analysis of toxic elements in unknown water samples using ICP-MS instrumentation. Adams is also highly proficient in running liquid chromatography, ion chromatography and mass spectrometry time-of-flight analytical instrumentation. Adams is the founder and publisher of the open source science journal Natural Science Journal, the author of numerous peer-reviewed science papers published by the journal, and the author of the world's first book that published ICP-MS heavy metals analysis results for foods, dietary supplements, pet food, spices and fast food. 5-8-2010, accessed on 3-17-2021, Natural News, "Is Gulf oil rig disaster far worse than we're being told?", https://www.naturalnews.com/028749_Gulf_of_Mexico_oil_spill.html~~ Adam Climate change destroys the world.Specktor 19 ~Brandon writes about the science of everyday life for Live Science, and previously for Reader's Digest magazine, where he served as an editor for five years~ 6-4-2019, "Human Civilization Will Crumble by 2050 If We Don't Stop Climate Change Now, New Paper Claims," livescience, https://www.livescience.com/65633-climate-change-dooms-humans-by-2050.html Justin Scenario 3 is food shortagesSynthetic biotech is key to agricultural sustainabilityWurtzel et al 19 ~Eleanor T. Wurtzel, Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center-CUNY; Claudia E. Vickers, CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland; Andrew D. Hanson, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida; A. Harvey Millar, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia; Mark Cooper, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland; Kai P. Voss-Fels, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland; Pablo I. Nikel, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark; Tobias J. Erb, Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism, LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology, December 2019, Nature Plants, "Revolutionizing agriculture with synthetic biology," volume 5, no. 12, pg. 1-2, DOI: 10.1038/s41477-019-0539-0, accessed 8-12-2021~ JMK recut Adam Food insecurity goes NuclearFDI 12 ~Future Directions International, a Research institute providing strategic analysis of Australia's global interests; citing Lindsay Falvery, PhD in Agricultural Science and former Professor at the University of Melbourne's Institute of Land and Environment, "Food and Water Insecurity: International Conflict Triggers and Potential Conflict Points," http://www.futuredirections.org.au/workshop-papers/537-international-conflict-triggers-and-potential-conflict-points-resulting-from-food-and-water-insecurity.html~~ Elmer Scenario 4 is REMsSynthetic biology allows for safe and efficient rare earth extraction.Katsnelson 20 ~Alla Katsnelson reporter at CandN. 11-10-2020, accessed on 9-12-2021, Chemical and Engineering News, "Microbes can mine rare-earth elements in space", https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/synthetic-biology/Microbes-mine-rare-earth-elements/98/web/2020/11~~ Adam New investments coming and companies are launching – economic incentives make space mining alluringTosar 20 ~(Borja Tosar, reporter) "Asteroid Mining: A New Space Race," OpenMind BBVA, May 18, 2020, https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/physics/asteroid-mining-a-new-space-race/~~ TDI Asteroid mining spikes the risk of satellite-dust collisionsScoles 15 ~(Sarah Scoles, freelance science writer, contributor at Wired and Popular Science, author of the books Making Contact and They Are Already Here) "Dust from asteroid mining spells danger for satellites," New Scientist, May 27, 2015, https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630235-100-dust-from-asteroid-mining-spells-danger-for-satellites/~~ TDI Earth observation satellites key to warming adaptationAlonso 18 ~(Elisa Jiménez Alonso, communications consultant with Acclimatise, climate resilience organization) "Earth Observation of Increasing Importance for Climate Change Adaptation," Acclimatise, May 2, 2018, https://www.acclimatise.uk.com/2018/05/02/earth-observation-of-increasing-importance-for-climate-change-adaptation/~~ TDI Early warning satellites going dark signals attacks – causes miscalc and goes nuclearOrwig 16 ~(Jessica, MS in science and tech journalism from Texas AandM, BS in astronomy and physics from Ohio State) "Russia says a growing problem in space could be enough to spark a war," Insider,' January 26, 2016, https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-says-space-junk-could-spark-war-2016-1~~ TDI Scenario 5 is Space ColGenetically modified organisms are necessary for space colonization—-key to food production, life support, medicine, and terraforming, and its key to ensure human survival from earth-only crises.Warmflash, 17 ~David Warmflash, Director of Medical Research at MGENUITY CORPORATION, Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, former Co-Investigator – NASA EVA/EMU Related Medical Issues team, Universities Space Research Associates, former NASA Astrobiology Institute NRC post doctoral fellow, 8 September 2017, GeneticLiteracyProject, "Quest to colonize space demands boost from biotechnology, synthetic biology," https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2017/09/08/quest-colonize-space-demands-boost-biotechnology-synthetic-biology/**, accessed 8-10-2021~JMK Getting off the rock solves every existential threat — failure makes human extinction inevitableKaku 18, Dr. Michio Kaku (Professor of theoretical physics in the City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center, Co-Inventor of String Field Theory, PhD from UC Berkeley). The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond. Doubleday Publishing. 2018. pp 25-33. WJ 1AC – PlanPlan – The member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for synthetic biologyPatents on synthetic biology undermine innovation and prevent growth of industry.Rai and Boyle 7 ~Arti Rai and James Boyle, Arti K. Rai Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law 919-613-7276 Rai@law.duke.edu Room: 3190 Assistant: Leanna Doty Arti Rai, Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law and Faculty Director, The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law, is an internationally recognized expert in intellectual property (IP) law, innovation policy, administrative law, and health law. Rai's extensive research on these subjects has been funded by NIH, NSF, Arnold Ventures, the Kauffman Foundation, the Greenwall Foundation, and the Woodrow Wilson Center. Ai currently serves as a Senior Advisor on innovation-related law and policy issues to the Department of Commerce's Office of General Counsel. She also regularly advises other federal and state agencies as well as Congress on these issues. She is a member of multiple distinguished councils, including the National Academies' Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, the Polaris Advisory Council to the Government Accountability Office, and the American Law Institute. She has also served as a member of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, as a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States, and on numerous National Academies committees. From 2009-2010, Rai headed the Office of Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In that capacity, she led policy analysis of the patent reform legislation that ultimately became the America Invents Act and worked to establish the USPTO's Office of the Chief Economist. Prior to entering academia, Rai clerked in the Northern District of California and was a litigator at Jenner and Block and the Department of Justice. Rai graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, with a degree in biochemistry and history (history and science), attended Harvard Medical School for the 1987-1988 academic year, and received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1991. , James Boyle is William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School. He joined the faculty in July 2000. He has also taught at American University, Yale, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. 3-13-2007, accessed on 9-11-2021, PubMed Central (PMC), "Synthetic Biology: Caught between Property Rights, the Public Domain, and the Commons", https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1821064/~~ Adam Status quo protections prevent innovation and incentivize intervention through lawsuits.Contreras, et al, 15 ~Jorge L. Contreras, S.J. Quinney College of Law and Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah; Arti K. Rai, Professor of Law, Duke Law School. Faculty Associate, Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy; Andrew W. Torrance, School of Law, University of Kansas, January 2015, NatureBiotechnology, "Intellectual property issues and synthetic biology standards," vol 33, number 1, pg. 1-2, doi: 10.1038/nbt.3107, accessed 8-17-2021~JMK | 10/9/21 |
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