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	2	+
	3	+
	4	+===Framing===
	5	+
	6	+
	7	+====I value morality since ought implies a moral obligation====
	8	+
	9	+
	10	+====The standard is maximizing expected well-being====
	11	+
	12	+
	13	+====Extinction outweighs – its irreversible ====
	14	+**Bostrum 12** (Nick, Professor of Philosophy at Oxford, directs Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute and winner of the Gannon Award, Interview with Ross Andersen, correspondent at The Atlantic, 3/6, "We're Underestimating the Risk of Human Extinction", http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/03/were-underestimating-the-risk-of-human-extinction/253821/)
	15	+Bostrom, who directs Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, has argued over the course
	16	+AND
	17	+in the probability of realizing this enormous good will tend to outweigh even immens
	18	+
	19	+
	20	+====Util is best for policy making and role playing the government—The impossibility to attain knowledge of every outcome or abuse leaves util as the only option for most rational decision-making====
	21	+**Goodin 95** – Professor of Philosophy at the Research School of the Social Sciences at the Australian National University (Robert E., Cambridge University Press, "Utilitarianism As a Public Philosophy" pg 63)
	22	+My larger argument turns on the proposition that there is something special about the situation
	23	+AND
	24	+, aggregates and averages is just not sufficiently fine-grained for that.
	25	+
	26	+
	27	+===Inherency ===
	28	+
	29	+
	30	+====Corporate propaganda continues to push the "so-called" benefits of nuclear in order to shut out deliberation and progress in greener alternatives – be skeptical of their offense ====
	31	+**Wasserman 16 **
	32	+(Harvey ~~ Harvey Franklin Wasserman is an American journalist, author, democracy activist, and advocate for renewable energy. ~~ http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/29/ny-times-pushes-nukes-while-claiming-renewables-fail-to-fight-climate-change/ , 7-29)
	33	+The idea that nuclear power might fight climate change, and that environmentalists might support
	34	+AND
	35	+outlets like the New York Times that try to hide that obvious reality.
	36	+
	37	+
	38	+====The Nuclear Renaissance increases the risk of prolif—ensures that new nuclear energy spreads to non-state actors====
	39	+**Bozzo, 16**
	40	+(Luciano Bozzo, School of political Sciences Cesare Alfieri, University of Florence, "More May Be Better, Perhaps: Nuclear Weapons, Proliferation, and International Politics in the Post-global Age", in the book "Non-Proliferation, Safety, and Nuclear Security", Vol 126, edited by M. Gerlini and A. Chetaine, IOS Press, Google Books, 2016, Accessed 7/13/16, JL @ RKS)
	41	+With the geopolitical collapse that followed the end of the Cold War, the balance
	42	+AND
	43	+of having these very weapons on the premise they are useless and dangerous?
	44	+
	45	+
	46	+====The current NPT is loosing cred and legitimacy- non-nuclear states feel unequally obligated while nuclear powers maintain their weapons====
	47	+**Tannenwald**, Faculty Fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies, **2013**
	48	+(Nina Tannenwald, senior lecturer in the Political Science Department at Brown University, "Justice and Fairness in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime", Ethics and International Affairs, Volume 27, Issue 03, Fall 2013, Cambridge Journals, Accssed 7/1/16, JL @ RKS)
	49	+How much do these claims of justice matter? On one hand, we can
	50	+AND
	51	+of further nonproliferation measures, therefore, is dependent on progress on disarmament.
	52	+
	53	+
	54	+===Plan===
	55	+
	56	+
	57	+====Thus the plan: Countries ought to prohibit the production of nuclear power====
	58	+To clarify this includes the decommission of nuclear weapons.
	59	+
	60	+
	61	+===Advantage 1: New States===
	62	+
	63	+
	64	+====The NPT can't prevent the spread of weapons—ensures prolif will uniquely happen in new states====
	65	+**Wesley**, 20**06**
	66	+(Michael Wesley, "It's time to scrap the NPT", Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 59, No. 3, 20 Aug 2006, Taylor and Francis Online, Accessed 7/17/16, JL @ RKS)
	67	+The NPT's inability either to prevent the spread of nuclear components, materials and technology
	68	+AND
	69	+rather than its occurrence, that a new regime should try to regulate.
	70	+
	71	+
	72	+====We'll isolate two scenarios====
	73	+
	74	+
	75	+====First is nuclear war, put those prolif good turns away—prolif in new states uniquely causes conflict ====
	76	+**Kroenig** **14** – Matthew, Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair at Georgetown University, and Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at The Atlantic Council ("The History of Proliferation Optimism: Does It Have A Future?", April 2014, http://www.matthewkroenig.com/The20History20of20Proliferation20Optimism_Feb2014.pdf)
	77	+The spread of nuclear weapons poses a number of severe threats to international peace and
	78	+AND
	79	+nuclear weapons, which encouraged them to initiate militarized disputes against India.62
	80	+
	81	+
	82	+====Nuclear war makes the world go boom====
	83	+CHALKO 2003 (Dr. Tom J., MSc., Ph.D., Head of Geophysics Research, Scientific E Research P/L, "Can a Neutron Bomb Accelerate Global Volcanic Activity?" http://sci-e-research.com/neutron_bomb.html)AP
	84	+Consequences of using modern nuclear weapons can be far more serious than previously imagined.
	85	+AND
	86	+, in extreme circumstances, may even cause the entire planet to explode.
	87	+
	88	+
	89	+====Second is nuclear terror, prolif in new states also increases the risk of nuclear terrorism- intentional transfers, underdeveloped security, and state collapse====
	90	+**Kroenig 15**, Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair at Georgetown
	91	+(Matthew Kroenig, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, "The History of Proliferation Optimism: Does It Have a Future?", The Journal of Strategic Studies, 2015 Vol. 38, Nos. 1–2, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273960071_The_History_of_Proliferation_Optimism_Does_It_Have_a_Future, Accessed 6/28/16, JL @ RKS)
	92	+The spread of ~~nukes~~ nuclear weapons also increases the risk of nuclear terrorism
	93	+AND
	94	+authority, forcing us to worry about the fate of Iran's nuclear arsenal.
	95	+
	96	+
	97	+====Risk of nuclear terrorism is real and high now – largest threat of extinction====
	98	+**Bunn** **et** **al** **14** ~~Matthew, Professor of Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School, with Martin Malin, Executive Director of the Project on Managing the Atom at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Nickolas Roth, Research Associate at the Project on Managing the Atom, and William Tobey, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, March, "Advancing Nuclear Security: Evaluating Progress and Setting New Goals," The Project on Managing the Atom, pg. 5-9/AKG~~
	99	+Unfortunately, nuclear and radiological terrorism remain real and dangerous threats.1 The conclusion
	100	+AND
	101	+poverty," creating a "second death toll throughout the developing world."7
	102	+
	103	+
	104	+===Advantage 2: Bioweapons ===
	105	+
	106	+
	107	+====The pursuit of nuclear weapons increases the risk states will pursue chemical weapons- similar political and technical process====
	108	+**Horowitz and Narang, 2014**
	109	+(Michael C. Horowitz and Neil Narang, "Poor Man's Atomic Bomb? Exploring the Relationship between ''Weapons of Mass Destruction''", Journal of Conflict Resolution 2014, Vol. 58(3), Sage Journals, Accessed 7/4/16, JL @ RKS)
	110	+Turning next to chemical weapons in models 3 and 4, we estimate the impact
	111	+AND
	112	+perhaps because the underlying process of political approval or the technical process overlaps.
	113	+
	114	+
	115	+====Pursuit of nuclear and chemical weapons increases the risk of bioweapons pursuit====
	116	+**Horowitz and Narang, 2014**
	117	+(Michael C. Horowitz and Neil Narang, "Poor Man's Atomic Bomb? Exploring the Relationship between ''Weapons of Mass Destruction''", Journal of Conflict Resolution 2014, Vol. 58(3), Sage Journals, Accessed 7/4/16, JL @ RKS)
	118	+In contrast to the general relationship between nuclear weapons acquisition and biological weapons pursuit,
	119	+AND
	120	+at both the possession and pursuit stage, consistent with a complements interpretation.
	121	+
	122	+
	123	+====Use of bioweapons will destroy life on the planet – the impact outweighs nuclear war and all other harms ====
	124	+**Ochs 02 **– (MA in Natural Resource Management from Rutgers University and Naturalist at Grand Teton National Park (
	125	+~~Richard, "BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS MUST BE ABOLISHED IMMEDIATELY," Jun 9, http://www.freefromterror.net/other_articles/abolish.html~~
	126	+Of all the weapons of mass destruction, the genetically engineered biological weapons, many
	127	+AND
	128	+patriotism would extinguish humanity, then patriotism is the highest of all crimes.
	129	+
	130	+
	131	+===Underview v1===
	132	+
	133	+
	134	+====Role-playing teaches students to be comfortable with the language of power which is critical to genuine and effective political activism – personal experiences must be tied to concrete political strategies to avoid cooptation====
	135	+Coverstone, 05 – masters in communication from Wake Forest and longtime debate coach
	136	+(Alan H., "Acting on Activism: Realizing the Vision of Debate with Pro-social Impact," Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Conference, 11/17/05)
	137	+
	138	+It is very important to note that Mitchell (1998b) tries carefully
	139	+AND
	140	+that is a fundamental cause of voter and participatory abstention in America today.
	141	+
	142	+
	143	+====Environmental apocalypticism causes eco-authoritarianism and mass violence against those deemed environmental threats – also causes political apathy ====
	144	+Buell 3 (Frederick Buell, cultural critic on the environmental crisis and a Professor of English at Queens College and the author of five books; "From Apocalypse To Way of Life," pg. 185-186)
	145	+Looked at critically, then, crisis discourse thus suffers from a number of liabilities
	146	+AND
	147	+give up, or even cut off ties to clearly terminal "nature."
	148	+
	149	+
	150	+====1. Aff gets RVI's-====
	151	+
	152	+
	153	+====A. 7-13 times skew means that they have twice the amount of time to make theory arguments—RVIs rectify that====
	154	+
	155	+
	156	+====B. The 2AR is uniquely short which means that I need to be able to collapse to the highest layer otherwise I have to win every single layer in just 3 minutes====
	157	+
	158	+
	159	+====C. Aff speaks in the dark—there are infinite shells that I can violate. Absent an RVI, the neg just read endless bidirectional theory====
	160	+
	161	+
	162	+====D. Only the neg gets T ground, I only have access to theory, so RVI's key to reciprocity of opportunity====
	163	+
	164	+
	165	+====3. No 2NR RVIs-====
	166	+
	167	+
	168	+====A. creates a strat skew since people determine reading theory based largely on RVIs, so 2NR RVIs screw over the 1AR====
	169	+
	170	+
	171	+====B. 2NR rvi's screw over the 2AR since it forces he 2AR to go for theory or the RVI regardless of the 1AR strat====
	172	+
	173	+
	174	+====C. it's most reciprocal—I warrant RVIs in my first speech, so they should too====

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	1	+garland KP

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	1	+Southlake Carroll Mohsin Aff

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	1	+its this one

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	1	+Naaman Forest