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+Part One: Framing |
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+The Standard is Maximizing Expected Well Being. |
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+1.) Pain provides an objective for badness – anything else is abstraction. |
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+Gray 09 |
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+Gray, James W. "An Argument for Moral Realism." Ethical Realism. N.p., 07 Oct. 2009. Web. 04 Sept. 2015. https://ethicalrealism.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/an-argument-for-moral-realism/. MA in philosophy from San Jose State University (2008) |
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+If we have evidence that anything in particular has intrinsic value, then we also |
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+AND |
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+attempt to show that the alternatives are less justified in the next section. |
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+2.) Non ideal theory good. |
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+Mills 05 |
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+Charles W. Mills, “Ideal Theory” as Ideology, 2005 |
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+I suggest that this spontaneous reaction, far from being philosophically naïve or jejune |
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+AND |
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+that the ideal-as-idealized-model will never be achieved. |
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+Part Two: Solvency |
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+Plan Text: |
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+The Republic of Armenia ought to prohibit production of nuclear power by partnering with the European Union to facilitate decommission of their only nuclear power plant: Metsamor. I reserve the right to clarify in CX. |
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+Anadolu 14 |
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+Anadolu, Agency. “Turkey wants nuclear plant in Armenia to be shut down”. Daily News. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-wants-nuclear-plant-in-armenia-to-be-shut-down~-~-~-~-~-~-.aspx?pageID=238andnid=63928. 3/21/14 LBE |
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+The Metsamor nuclear power plant in Armenia is outdated and should be urgently closed down |
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+AND |
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+, defying safety risk concerns voiced by a number of groups at home. |
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+Process |
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+EU covers funding due to safety concerns. |
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+Hadzhieva 16 |
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+Eli Hadzhieva, Eli Hadzhieva is Director and founder of Dialogue for Europe, a Brussels-based NGO. She previously served in the European Parliament and in OCDE. Easy target for terrorists: Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear plant. https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/opinion/easy-target-for-terrorists-armenias-metsamor-nuclear-plant/ NG |
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+On numerous occasions, the EU has called for the ‘earliest possible closure’ of |
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+AND |
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+, as the power plant accounts for 40 of Armenia’s electricity supplies. |
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+EU covers transition to renewables. |
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+Azeri 16 |
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+Azeri press news agency. “Azerbaijan should bring the closure of the Metsamor nuclear power plant in the agenda of the UN”. Energy Central News. http://www.energycentral.com/news/azerbaijan-should-bring-closure-metsamor-nuclear-power-plant-agenda-un 5/15/16 LBE |
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+Zahid Oruj said that in April, during an unsuccessful 4-day war for |
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+AND |
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+. As if the Metsamor nuclear power plant was on an auction. " |
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+EU grant means plan directly transitions to renewable energy. |
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+Vorotnikov 16 |
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+Vorotnikov, Vladislav. “Legislative Reform to Promote Solar Energy in Armenia”. Renewable Energy World. Vladislav Vorotnikov After graduating from the journalistic faculty of the Voronezh State University in Russia specializating of agricultural management, Vladislav began working in the one of Russian largest livestock news and trading service Agro.ru. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/06/legislative-reform-to-promote-solar-energy-in-armenia.html. 6/1/16 LBE |
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+The Armenian Parliament on May 12 adopted the second and final reading draft amendments “ |
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+AND |
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+, hydroelectric and thermal power stations, will make this transition less painful.” |
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+Part Three: Advantage |
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+One: Renewables |
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+Nuclear ban fuels interest in renewables. |
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+Korosec 11 |
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+Korosec, Kirsten. “Germany’s nuclear ban: the global effect” CBS News. Author for CBS and Forbes. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/germanys-nuclear-ban-the-global-effect/ . 5/31/11 LBE |
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+Germany is already a world leader in renewable energy. Today, renewable energy provides |
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+AND |
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+opportunity, will enter the market and existing renewable energy businesses will expand. |
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+Coming energy reform supercharges transition to renewables. |
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+McGinnity 15 |
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+McGinnity, Ian. “Armenia at an Energy Crossroads”. RSC. http://regional-studies.org/blog/443-010415. 4/1/15 LBE |
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+Despite Armenia’s progress, the country now faces challenging questions about its energy future. |
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+AND |
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+With so much on the line, there is little margin for error. |
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+Comprehensive analysis proves - renewable energy in Armenia is economically viable, and would create economic growth, reduce harm to the environment, and improve national security. Multiple impacts. |
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+Touryan et al No Date |
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+Areg Gharabegian1 , Artak Hambarian2 , Morten Søndergaard3 , Kenell Touryan4. “Renewable Energy in Armenia”. Danish Energy Management. Hetq.am. 1 - Areg Gharabegian is a principal project manager with Parsons, Pasadena, CA. 2 - Artak Hambarian is a professor in School of Engineering of American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia. 3 - Morten Søndergaard is a project manager with Danish Energy Management, Denmark. 4 - Kenell Touryan is a visiting professor in School of Engineering of American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia and retired researcher from NREL, Denver, CO. http://hetq.am/static/content/pdf/Renewable_Energy_in_Armenia_9-17-11.pdf . No date LBE |
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+The findings of a comprehensive review of renewable energy potential in Armenia have ranked small |
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+AND |
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+, which in turn could be a major component of Armenia’s national security. |
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+Two: Azerbaijan War |
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+Azerbaijan wants the plant closed due to empirical terrorism concerns – existence of the plant harms relations. |
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+Azeri 16 |
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+Azeri press news agency. “Azerbaijan should bring the closure of the Metsamor nuclear power plant in the agenda of the UN”. Energy Central News. http://www.energycentral.com/news/azerbaijan-should-bring-closure-metsamor-nuclear-power-plant-agenda-un 5/15/16 LBE |
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+According to the parliamentarian, though the Metsamor nuclear power plant is not a nuclear |
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+AND |
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+the existence of the plant is a threat not only to Azerbaijan. " |
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+An Armenia-Azerbaijan war is extremely likely – relations are key. |
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+Amos 16 |
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+Amos, Howard. “Rare Deadly Blast Hits Armenian Capital; Terrorist Attack Feared”. IBTimes. Howard Amos is the Russia correspondent for IBT Media/Newsweek. http://www.ibtimes.com/rare-deadly-blast-hits-armenian-capital-terrorist-attack-feared-2359440. 4/25/16 LBE |
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+Four days of clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in early April in Nagorno- |
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+AND |
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+war could break out “at any moment” in Nagorno-Karabakh. |
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+The nuclear issue is a source of regional conflict. |
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+Shaffer 16 |
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+Shaffer, Brenda. “Fighting in the Caucasus: Implications for the Wider Region”. The Washington Institute. Brenda Shaffer is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. She has also provided energy research and analysis to various governments and companies, including in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian region. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/fighting-in-the-caucasus-implications-for-the-wider-region. 4/7/16 LBE |
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+While Baku and Yerevan blame each other for the outburst of renewed fighting on April |
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+AND |
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+to strengthen cooperation between Washington and Baku after two years of rocky relations. |
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+This war would go global. |
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+Shaffer 16 |
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+Shaffer, Brenda. “Fighting in the Caucasus: Implications for the Wider Region”. The Washington Institute. Brenda Shaffer is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. She has also provided energy research and analysis to various governments and companies, including in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian region. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/fighting-in-the-caucasus-implications-for-the-wider-region. 4/7/16 LBE |
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+The current escalation could also draw in actors beyond the Caucasus, including in the |
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+AND |
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+its disposal to coerce the Israelis given its ongoing intervention in neighboring Syria. |
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+Global war goes nuclear. |
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+Nichols 14 |
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+Nichols, Tom. “Five ways a nuclear wat could still happen”. The National Interest. Tom Nichols is Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College and an adjunct at the Harvard Extension School. His most recent book is No Use: Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security (University of Pennsylvania, 2014) The views expressed are his own. http://nationalinterest.org/feature/five-ways-nuclear-war-could-still-happen-10665?page=4. 6/16/14 LBE |
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+As we move from mechanical errors to human agency, things actually get scarier. |
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+AND |
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+have a clarifying, rather than a panicking, effect on the enemy. |
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+Nuclear war leads to extinction. |
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+Starr 15 |
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+Starr, Steven. “Nuclear War, Nuclear Winter, and Human Extinction” Federation of American Scientists. Steven Starr is the director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. https://fas.org/pir-pubs/nuclear-war-nuclear-winter-and-human-extinction/. 10/14/15 LBE |
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+Following the detonation (in conflict) of US and/or Russian launch- |