AFFIRMATIVE/NEGATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE GOOD


Because this topic asks for a policy to decrease the "use" of WMD there are many potential affirmative cases….. anything which would reduce the risk of WMDs detonating. One of the most obvious and most publicized of all such policies is the concept of "missile defense" where various systems stop ballistic missiles aimed at a victim nation from reaching the target by blowing them out of the sky.

This affirmative case argues that missile defense is an excellent policy which should be adopted immediately and expansively.

There is another version of this case which would argue that missile defense is a bad policy and should be stopped. This section also serves as negative evidence against such a case.


INHERENCY: OPPOSITION MAKES DECISION FOR NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE DIFFICULT

INHERENCY: DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED SENATE MAKES NMD UNLIKELY

INHERENCY: NMD HAS NO BIG POLITICAL CONSTITUENCY

INHERENCY: BUSH WILL WORK FOR NMD PASSAGE

INHERENCY: WE MUST HAVE A RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF NMD, NOT WAIT FOR THE STATUS QUO TO DECIDE


 

IMPACT: DANGERS OF WMD MISSILE ATTACK ARE GROWING

IMPACT: NMD IS NEEDED TO ENHANCE USA SECURITY FROM WMD

IMPACT: NMD IS NEEDED TO PROTECT AGAINST ACCIDENTAL NUCLEAR LAUNCHES

IMPACT: NMD IS NEEDED TO PROTECT AGAINST NEW PROLIFERANTS ENGAGING IN A WMD ATTACK ON THE USA

IMPACT: NMD WILL PROMOTE SOUTH ASIA STABILITY THROUGH COOPERATION WITH INDIA

IMPACT: NMD WILL RESCUE THE ESSENTIAL USA-JAPAN ALLIANCE

IMPACT: NMD CAN WIDEN THE POSSIBILITIES FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE


 

SOLVENCY: NMD SYSTEM COULD BE EASILY ADOPTED

SOLVENCY: NEEDED TECHNOLOGY FOR NMD IS AVAILABLE

SOLVENCY: MULTI-LEVEL NMD IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE

SOLVENCY: NMD DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BE EFFECTIVE

SOLVENCY: TESTS DEMONSTRATE NMD EFFECTIVENESS

SOLVENCY: NMD SYSTEM IS NOT COST PROHIBITIVE

SOLVENCY: NMD IS NOT DESIGNED TO WORK AGAINST TERRORISM, SO THAT IS NO INDICTMENT

SOLVENCY: NMD IS A VITAL PROTECTION AGAINST AN ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK


 

ANSWERS: ABM TREATY DOES NOT CONSTRAIN USA NMD DECISIONS

ANSWERS: ABM TREATY CAN BE WITHDRAWN FROM OR RENEGOTIATED

ANSWERS: THE ABM TREATY IS INVALID BECAUSE THE SOVIET UNION NO LONGER EXISTS

ANSWERS: ABM TREATY HURTS USA NATIONAL SECURITY

ANSWERS: NMD SYSTEM WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

ANSWERS: NMD REDUCES ARMS RACES AND ENHANCES ARMS CONTROL

ANSWERS: NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO NMD BY OTHER NATIONS ARE EXAGGERATED

ANSWERS: CHINA MILITARY EXPANSION CANNOT BE CREDITED TO NMD

ANSWERS: RUSSIANS WILL RENEGOTIATE THE ABM TREATY

ANSWERS: PUTIN WILL RENEGOTIATE AND GET WHAT HE CAN

ANSWERS: ABM TREATY WILL BE RENEGOTIATED WHEN USA OFFERS RUSSIA DEEP NUCLEAR CUTS

ANSWERS: ABM TREATY WILL BE RENEGOTIATED WHEN USA OFFERS MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION

ANSWERS: ABM TREATY RENEGOTIATION WILL CREATE A NEW ERA OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE USA AND RUSSIA

ANSWERS: WE CAN HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH – KEEP THE ABM TREATY AND GET THE ADVANTAGES OF NMD

ANSWERS: RUSSIA HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO ACCEPT ABM TREATY RENEGOTIATION

ANSWERS: RUSSIAN PROTESTATIONS ABOUT THE ABM TREATY ARE JUST PUBLIC POSTURING FOR NEGOTIATIONS

ANSWERS: NMD WILL SPREAD GLOBALLY FROM NATION TO NATION, CREATING A ZONE OF SECURITY

ANSWERS: NMD DEPLOYMENT WILL IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH EUROPE

ANSWERS: NMD DEPLOYMENT WILL BE GOOD FOR ASIA

ANSWERS: NMD WILL NOT LEAD TO VARIOUS PREDICTED PROBLEMS


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