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Topic Affirmatives. Criteria for a Good Aff —Musts. Topicality—little reason to lose on T Interest—affs take a lot of work, need to be willing to read a lot about your topic Government Key Warrant—reason why a private actor cannot do the plan - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Topicality—little reason to lose on T Interest—affs take a lot of work, need to
be willing to read a lot about your topic Government Key Warrant—reason why
a private actor cannot do the plan U.S. Key Warrant—reasons why another
government cannot do the plan Short-Term Advantage—impact claim
that you can leverage against politics et al. DAs
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Link angle on politics“Trick” that can be used to confound
generics—often uniqueness based Internal links to a wide array of
potential advantages
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Alien contact Colonization/get off the rock Competitiveness (industry-based)
Aerospace Defense
Economy/space commerce Energy/resource access Environment Hegemony/space leadership Overview effect Science/knowledge is good Space weaponization good/bad
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Mechanisms Develop propulsion mechanisms Facilitate space access Increase resource availability
Advantages Cultural development/stagnation “Eggs in one basket” Economy/space commerce Energy/other reousrces Overview effect Weaponization
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Mechanisms Robotic exploration “Traditional” crewed mission “Mars Direct” mission
Advantages Colonization Competitiveness Frontier mentality (cultural
advancement) Science
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Mechanisms Build a Moon base Establish a property rights regime
Advantages Colonization (esp. Mars… “energy
cheap” resources for space missions) Competitiveness Leadership—win the “moon race” Resource access—particularly energy
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Mechanisms Lunar He3 mining Lunar solar power Solar power satellites
Advantages Climate change/other environmental Colonization Competitiveness Economy/space commerce Energy shortages/conflicts Leadership—space and terrestrial
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Mechanisms Asteroid mining Lunar mining
Advantages Colonization Platinum Group Metals (PGM) good—
electronics/tech for military, green applications
Rare Earth Elements (REE) good—same
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Mechanisms R&D vs. deployment (or potentially both) Space-based missile defenses Space-based ASATs Space-based STEW weapons Space Force/Spaceguard
Advantages Competitiveness Deterrence Leadership—terrestrial and space
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Mechanisms Constellation (reusable crewed vehicle) Railguns Reusable uncrewed vehicles Space elevator Transorbital railroad Space junk removal
Advantages The topic
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Mechanisms Antimatter Ion drives (electric) Nuclear propulsion—fusion and fission Plasma/electrothermal Solar sails Tethers
Advantages Colonization Competitiveness Science Weaponization
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Mechanisms Detection—ground and space-based Characterization Defense—nuclear, non-nuclear kinetic,
tug/mass driver Advantages
Armageddon Colonization (via mining) Competitiveness Weaponization
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Mechanisms—go check out… Asteroid belt Comets NEAs Jupiter & its moons Kuiper belt Pluto
Advantages Science?—good real world, less good
debate world
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Mechanism—fund one or more of the missions that NASA has cancelled (climate, soil moisture, precipitation, etc.)
Advantages Competitiveness Environment (warming and agriculture) Science
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Mechanism—fund it moreAdvantage—science
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Mechanism Invite someone else Add a module or mission Life extension
Advantages Coop good (country specific) Leadership—soft power based Science
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Mechanism Give UC-Berkeley some money (general
funding) Space-based platforms
Advantages
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Mechanism—joint cooperation on ISS Launch vehicle/access SSP
Advantages W/e you cooperate on is good India soft power India-U.S. relations
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Mechanism—joint cooperation on pretty much any aspect of the topic
Advantages W/e reason the program is good China soft power China-U.S. relations
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Mechanism—remove one or more restrictions on tech transfer/technological collaboration
Advantages Competitiveness Coop good (relations) Economy/space commerce Leadership (soft power internals)
