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| Harvard Westlake | 1 | Harker PG | Ramireddy, Anish |
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| Harvard Westlake | 4 | Immaculate Heart RR | Ratnasabapathy, Tarun |
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| SFA Austin | 2 | McNeil RayChaudhuri | Contreras, Elizabeth |
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| SFA Austin | 4 | Westlake Roberts | Tiwary, Sohum |
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| Contact Info | 1 | Opponent: NA | Judge: NA contact |
| Harvard Westlake | 1 | Opponent: Harker PG | Judge: Ramireddy, Anish 1AC - India |
| Harvard Westlake | 4 | Opponent: Immaculate Heart RR | Judge: Ratnasabapathy, Tarun 1AC - India |
| SFA Austin | 2 | Opponent: McNeil RayChaudhuri | Judge: Contreras, Elizabeth 1AC - Innovation |
| SFA Austin | 4 | Opponent: Westlake Roberts | Judge: Tiwary, Sohum 1AC - Innovation |
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Cites
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0 - Contact InfoTournament: Contact Info | Round: 1 | Opponent: NA | Judge: NA | 1/15/22 |
JF -- AC -- IndiaTournament: Harvard Westlake | Round: 1 | Opponent: Harker PG | Judge: Ramireddy, Anish 1AC – PlanPlan: The Republic of India should ban the appropriation of outer space by private entities.The plan is enforced both internationally with UNCOPUOS and domestically through enforcement and liability regimes – solves bestUNCOPUS is given power over private entities – 3 separate branches formed 1AC – Adv – India RisePrivate Sector is growing and key for space exploration growth – the ISRO is a facilitator not a creatorGill 21~ Prabhjote writes about technology, science and economics. Before Business Insider, she's worked with Tech Radar where she covered the newest gadgets and the most recent trends of the tech world. Business Insider "ISRO will transform in 2021 as India pumps big money to draw in startups for the 'second space age'" 2/4/2021 https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-will-transform-in-2021-as-india-pumps-big-money-to-draw-in-startups-for-the-second-space-age/articleshow/80683054.cms ~ aaditg Indian Space growth bolsters US relations and engagement with Quad – private sector engagement proves its reverse casualMohan 10/13 (Raja Mohan, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the director of the National University of Singapore's Institute of South Asian Studies, October 13, 2021, Foreign Policy, India's Space Program Inches Closer to America and the Quad, https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/13/india-modi-space-program/)//ww pbj + aaditg Indo-US space alliance antagonizes China – its perceived as a security threat and escalates tensionsHicket 17 (Cameron Hickert (Class of 2017) is from the United States of America, and graduated from the University of Denver. Space Rivals: Power and Strategy in the China-India Space Race August 14, 2017, Schwarzman Scholars, https://www.schwarzmanscholars.org/events-and-news/space-rivals-power-strategy-china-india-space-race/)//ww pbj Tensions uniquely high right now – relations shouldn't be allowed to sinkPollard 21 ~ Ruth Pollard is a columnist and editor with Bloomberg Opinion. Bloomberg "China and India Relations Shouldn't Be Allowed to Sink Any Lower" 10-11 – 21 https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-11/china-india-and-pakistan-are-raising-temperatures-along-their-disputed-borders ~ aaditg India China war escalates nuclear.Mizokami '21 ~Kyle Mizokami, 1-16-2021, "A Chinese-Indian Nuclear War Would Ruin the Whole Planet," National Interest, https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/chinese-indian-nuclear-war-would-ruin-whole-planet-176573~~ akhileshp Nuclear war causes extinction through winter, firestorms, EMP blasts, ozone damage, and meltdowns-Immediate death -Climate destruction spurring an ice age (Nuclear winter) via nuclear firestorms and smoke -Ozone collapses -2 Billion insta-die in famine -kills biodiversity -Meltdowns and grid collapse via EMPs -Remaining fallout 1AC – Adv— Space MilitarizationIndia space privatizing now – government development has been too slow; but that causes militarization– the government believes it needs to defend its private assetsNanda 10/13 (Prakash Nanda has been commenting on politics, foreign policy on strategic affairs for nearly three decades. A former National Fellow of the Indian Council for Historical Research and recipient of the Seoul Peace Prize Scholarship, he is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. October 13, 2021, As India Opens Up Space, How ISRO Could Help Indian Air Force Become An Aerospace Superpower, Eurasian Times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 11 launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA) – the premier industry association of space and satellite companies. https://eurasiantimes.com/as-india-opens-up-space-how-isro-could-help-indian-air-force-become-an-aerospace-superpower/)//ww pbj Indian Space Militarization incentivizes Chinese space race destabilizing the space order, increases tensions with Pakistan, and shreds NFU. Reject internal link defense – it doesn't take into account Modi's lash out strategies for political gainGettleman and Kumar 19 ~Jeffrey Gettleman, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for international reporting, is The Times's South Asia bureau chief; and Hari Kumar, reporter in the New Delhi bureau of The New York Times. 3-27-2019. India Shot Down a Satellite, Modi Says, Shifting Balance of Power in Asia. No Publication. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/asia/india-weather-satellite-missle.html?auth=login-emailandlogin=email.~~ aaditg Two scenarios:~1~ Indo-ChinaSpace Militization and Chinese Space Race causes extinction – destruction of satellites, diminished future use of near space, and terrestrial warGilliard 19 ~(Alexandra, a Senior Editor and interviewer of international relations experts for the International Affairs Forum. She holds an M.S. in Global Studies and International Relations from Northeastern University, and a B.A. in International Relations from Boston University, with expertise in conflict resolution, arms control, human rights issues, and the MENA region.) "What Are The Consequences Of Militarizing Outer Space?" Global Security Review, 6/10/2019. https://globalsecurityreview.com/consequences-militarization-space/~~ BC ~2~ Indo-PakIndia Pakistan tensions are high – any attempt at reform is one step forward, three steps backPTI 12/24 ~ The Press Trust of India Ltd., commonly known as PTI, is the largest news agency in India. It is headquartered in New Delhi and is a nonprofit cooperative among more than 500 Indian newspapers 12-24-2021 East Mojo "India-Pakistan ties: Too near yet far apart" https://www.eastmojo.com/national/2021/12/24/india-pakistan-ties-too-near-yet-far-apart/ ~ aaditg NFU uniquely likely to shred since Pakistan has no space militarization goalsBano 20 ~ Sher Bano is working as a Research Affiliate at the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI), a non-partisan think-tank based out of Islamabad, Pakistan. "Modern Diplomacy Indian Militarization of Outer Space: Security Implications For Pakistan" Aug 29, 2020 https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/08/29/indian-militarization-of-outer-space-security-implications-for-pakistan/ ~ aaditg Even limited Indo-pak war triggers nuclear winter, famine, ozone depletion, and additional conflicts, making the planet uninhabitable—prefer our ev—latest climate models and volcanoes proveBaum 15 ~Seth D. Baum, Ph.D. in Geography @ Pennsylvania State University, did his doctoral work on the concept of space-time discounting within the context of climate change decisions, co-founder and Executive Director of the think tank Global Catastrophic Risk Institute, and has a Post-Doctoral Fellowship with the Columbia University Center for Research on Environmental Decisions. "Winter-safe Deterrence: The Risk of Nuclear Winter and Its Challenge to Deterrence," 23 February 2015, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13523260.2015.1012346~~//recut anop 1AC – Framing – UtilThe standard is minimizing material violence.Prefer: ~1~ Pleasure and pain are intrinsic value and disvalueBlum et al. 18 ~2~ Actor Spec— States must use util. Any other standard dooms the moral theoryGoodin 90. Robert Goodin 90, ~professor of philosophy at the Australian National University college of arts and social sciences~, "The Utilitarian Response," pgs 141-142 RS ~3~ Extinction First –~a~ Forecloses future improvement – we can never improve society because our impact is irreversible~b~ Turns suffering – mass death causes suffering because people can't get access to resources and basic necessities~c~ Moral uncertainty – if we're unsure about which interpretation of the world is true – we ought to preserve the world to keep debating about it | 1/16/22 |
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