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+====China threats are impending—Navy will be key==== |
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+**Slattery**, Brian, **and** Mary Monica **Allen**. "US Navy Faces 'Great Power' (Think Russia and China) Threats at Sea." The National Interest. N.p., 2 July 20**16**. Web. 29 Aug. 2016. http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/us-navy-faces-E28098great-powerE28099-think-russia-china-threats-sea-17214. |
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+One of the greatest challenges to American interests abroad is in keeping the world's oceans |
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+AND |
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+Navy by more robustly investing in the growth and maintenance of its fleet. |
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+====All US attack subs are nuclear powered—the plan gets rid of all of them==== |
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+**Schmitt**, Eric(Eric Schmitt is a senior writer who covers terrorism and national security issues for The New York Times. Since 2007, he has reported on terrorism issues, including assignments to Pakistan, Afghanistan, North Africa and Southeast Asia. He is the co-author, with The Times's Thom Shanker, of "Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Campaign Against Al Qaeda," published in 2011. |
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+He was first appointed as a Pentagon correspondent for The Times in May 1990. Mr. Schmitt served this position until February 1996, and then again from Sept. 11, 2001 until 2006, covering issues of national security. Between 1996 and 2001, he worked as a domestic correspondent covering, among other subjects, the Congress and immigration.). "Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Apr. 20**16**. Web. 10 Aug. 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/world/europe/russia-bolsters-submarine-fleet-and-tensions-with-us-rise.html?_r=0. |
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+The United States has 53 attack submarines, all nuclear-powered, as well |
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+AND |
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+to deploy far from American shores, remain superior to their Russian counterparts. |
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+====And attack submarines are uniquely key to naval power==== |
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+**Cropsey**, Seth (Director, Center for American Seapower, Senior Fellow Seth Cropsey began his career in government at the Defense Department as Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and subsequently served as Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy in the Reagan and Bush administrations, where he was responsible for the Navy's position on efforts to reorganize DoD, development of the maritime strategy, the Navy's academic institutions, naval special operations, and burden-sharing with NATO allies. In the Bush administration, Cropsey moved to OSD to become acting assistant secretary, and then principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. Cropsey served as a naval officer from 1985-2004.). "China, Russia Are Challenging Our Navy: Is Our Submarine Program Prepared?" Hudson Institute. PJ Media, 11 Sept. 20**15**. Web. 10 Aug. 2016. http://www.hudson.org/research/11630-china-russia-are-challenging-our-navy-is-our-submarine-program-prepared. |
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+Admiral Hyman G. Rickover supervised the growth of the "nuclear navy," which |
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+AND |
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+submarines require to continue their role as a critical element of American seapower. |
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+====China will take any opportunity it sees to further its control in the region—plan blows them a huge hole to take over in the seas==== |
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+**The Economist 15 **"Who Rules the Waves?" The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 17 Oct. 2015. Web. 08 Sept. 2016. http://www.economist.com/news/international/21674648-china-no-longer-accepts-america-should-be-asia-pacifics-dominant-naval-power-who-rules. |
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+IN THE next few days, out of sight of much of the world, |
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+AND |
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+have to be like that, but America must prepare for the worst. |
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+====War with China causes extinction==== |
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+Straits Times 6-25-2000 |
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+THE high-intensity scenario postulates a cross-strait war escalating into a full |
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+AND |
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+should that come to pass, we would see the destruction of civilisation. |