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	1	+The standard is minimizing existential risk.
	2	+FIRST, Phenomenal introspection is most reliable epistemic purpose—looks at experience and perceptions only. Sinhababu
	3	+Phenomenal introspection is ... seem to share.26
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	5	+And, phenomenal introspection leads us to value the pleasure of all individuals. Sinhababu 2,
	6	+To see how ... of phenomenal states.
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	8	+Second, Psychological evidence proves we don’t identify with our future selves. Continuous personal identity doesn’t exist.
	9	+Opar 14 (Alisa Opar is the articles editor at Audubon magazine; cites Hal Hershfield, an assistant professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business; and Emily Pronin, a psychologist at Princeton) “Why We Procrastinate” Nautilus January 2014
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	11	+The British philosopher ... identity is irrelevant.
	12	+3) Governments face trade-offs that only util can solve. Woller 97
	13	+ Gary Woller, “An Overview by Gary Woller”. A Forum on the Role of Environmental Ethics. pp. 10.
	14	+Appeals to a ... in a democracy
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	16	+Fourth, Extinction precludes all values–
	17	+If there’s even a risk of ethical uncertainty, we should always prioritize the survival of the human race to ensure future value. Bostrom 12
	18	+Nick Bostrom. Faculty of Philosophy and Oxford Martin School University of Oxford. “Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority.” Global Policy (2012)
	19	+These reflections on ... any existential catastrophe.
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	22	+Death is the ultimate evil—it is a metaphysical lightning strike that obliterates what it is to be human in our present state
	23	+Paterson 03 - Department of Philosophy, Providence College, Rhode Island (Craig, “A Life Not Worth
	24	+Living?”, Studies in Christian Ethics, http://sce.sagepub.com)
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	26	+Contrary to those ... all human possibility.
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	28	+Plantext
	29	+Plan Text: The Federal Government of Belgium should prohibit the production of nuclear energy by phasing out all functioning nuclear reactors now. Becker 3/24
	30	+Oda Becker,, 3-24-2016, "German nuclear plants are vulnerable to terrorist attacks – study," RT International, https://www.rt.com/news/337092-german-nuclear-plants-terrorists/
	31	+The recent news ... European nuclear plants.
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	33	+Phase-out in the squo won’t start until 2025. Our Aff says that we start phase out now.
	34	+Putte 4/1
	35	+http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/nuclear-security-threat-belgium-power-plants/blog/56039/ It's time to talk about Belgium’s nuclear problem
	36	+Blogpost by Jan Vande Putte - 1 April, 2016 at 7:12
	37	+Greenpeace Belgium is ... of the court.
	38	+Adv 1 EU-US Relations
	39	+Relations bad now
	40	+Płomeka and Stankiewicz 5/6 – Polskie Radio (Beata and Ewa OBAMA’S FAREWELL TOUR OF EUROPE: HOW HAVE EU-US RELATIONS CHANGED BETWEEN 2008 AND 2016? 5/6/16 Euranet Plus http://euranetplus-inside.eu/obamas-farewell-tour-of-europe-how-have-eu-us-relations-changed-between-2008-and-2016/ Acc 9/10/16) CW
	41	+Some experts, when ... always been misguided.
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	43	+Belgium decommissioning key to US presence in Europe’s markets
	44	+Cultice 6/20 Curt Cultice, 6/20/16, "New Opportunities for U.S. Companies in Belgium's Civil Nuclear Energy Industry ,” US Dept of Commerce, http://www.power-eng.com/articles/npi/print/volume-9/issue-3/nucleus/new-opportunities-for-u-s-companies-in-belgium-s-civil-nuclear-energy-industry.html, AP
	45	+Croigny: Generally speaking, ... potential local partners.
	46	+Belgium has unlimited offshore wind energy – ripe opportunity for the US
	47	+Greenpeace 02 Feature Story, 12-02-02, "Belgium gets out of nuclear power," Greenpeace International, http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/belgium-gets-out-of-nuclear-po/ AP
	48	+Currently only Finland ... enter into force.
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	50	+Renewable energy security is cornerstone of the transatlantic alliance. Stori 14
	51	+ (January 27, 2014 | by Val Stori, OWAP Project Director Trade Missions Critical in Building an Offshore Wind Industry
	52	+Perhaps one of ... in US developments.
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	54	+Russia’s threatened nuclear war and they’re upgrading their arsenals – US needs to work with Europe to check this back NOW
	55	+BBC 5/3 BBC, 5-3-2016, "US accuses Russia of nuclear sabre-rattling, amid Nato tensions," BBC News, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36197856
	56	+US Defence Secretary ... great military powers.
	57	+Russia is escalating on the Eastern flank NOW. From Reuters (10/8)
	58	+Europe News Week RUSSIA MOVES NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILES NEAR POLAND, LITHUANIA http://europe.newsweek.com/russia-moves-nuke-missiles-lithuania-507826?utm_medium=Socialandutm_campaign=Echoboxandutm_source=Facebookandutm_term=Autofeed#link_time=1475948883
	59	+Russia has moved ... briefing in Vilnius.
	60	+US Presence in EU on Russia is key to avoid miscalculation and full-scale war. Stacey 14
	61	+Stacey ‘14 – Jeffrey Stacey, Dr. Jeffrey Stacey is currently Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He joined CTR after serving in the Obama Administration as a State Department official specializing in NATO and EU relations at the Bureau for Conflict Stabilization Operations. At State he founded and managed the International Stabilization and Peacebuilding Initiative (ISPI), which has over 20 government and international organization partners. Dr. Stacey has just joined forces to blog at the Duck of Minerva foreign policy blog. He is the author of "Integrating Europe" by Oxford University Press and is currently working on a follow-up book about how the West should deal with the rise of China. He has been a guest blogger at The Washington Note and Democracy Arsenal, a professor of U.S. foreign policy at Tulane University and Fordham University, a consultant at the Open Society Institute and the U.S. Institute of Peace, and a visiting scholar at George Washington, Georgetown, and the University of California. He received his PhD from Columbia University. , 3-23-14)
	62	+The U.S. and ... on with leading.
	63	+Russia nuclear war causes extinction. Bostrom 2
	64	+ (Nick Bostrom 2, PhD, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University, www.nickbostrom.com)
	65	+A much greater ... humankind’s potential permanently.
	66	+Adv 2: Terror
	67	+Belgium’s nuclear reactors vulnerable to cyber attacks – must solve NOW – recent terror attacks means it’s on the brink
	68	+AFP 3/26 (AFP, 3-26-2016, "Belgium's Nuclear Plants Face Threat of Cyber-attack: EU Counter-terror Chief," No Publication, http://www.securityweek.com/belgiums-nuclear-plants-face-threat-cyber-attack-eu-counter-terror-chief)
	69	+Belgium's network of ... and Paris attacks.
	70	+Risk of terrorist nuclear acquisition from Belgium reactors high
	71	+Cirincione 4/1 (Joe Cirincione, 4/1/16, "Opinion: Nuclear terrorism threat very real," CNN, http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/01/opinions/nuclear-terrorism-threat-cirincione/index.html?eref=edition)
	72	+Nuclear policy experts ... our threats are.
	73	+ISIS targeting Belgian nuclear power plants
	74	+Rönsberg 4/15 (Andrea Rönsberg, 15.04.2016, "A nuclear terrorism threat made in Belgium?," DW, http://www.dw.com/en/a-nuclear-terrorism-threat-made-in-belgium/a-19191458)
	75	+Mohamed Bakkali is ... at affordable prices."
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	77	+Terrorism causes extinction – defense mechanisms don’t check and a nuclear response is automated between Russia and U.S. Barret et al 13
	78	+Barrett et al 13—PhD in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, Fellow in the RAND Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program, and Director of Research at Global Catastrophic Risk Institute—AND Seth Baum, PhD in Geography from Pennsylvania State University, Research Scientist at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, and Executive Director of Global Catastrophic Risk Institute—AND Kelly Hostetler, BS in Political Science from Columbia and Research Assistant at Global Catastrophic Risk Institute (Anthony, 24 June 2013, “Analyzing and Reducing the Risks of Inadvertent Nuclear War Between the United States and Russia,” Science and Global Security: The Technical Basis for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Initiatives, Volume 21, Issue 2, Taylor and Francis)
	79	+War involving significant ... events as attacks. 16

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