1AC Case Study Essay

CASE:
1AC (Inherency)…………………………………………………………………………………1-2
1AC (Plan) ………………………………………………………………………………………...3
1AC (Solvency) ……………………………………………………………………………………4
1AC (Advantage 1) ………………………………………………………………………………5-7
1AC (Advantage 2). …………………………………………………………………………......8-12

INHERENCY EXTENSIONS:
Space Debris has increased exponentially………………………………………………………...14
Won’t be cleaned up until too late………………………………………………………………..15
Space Debris Needs to be taken more seriously. …………………………………………………16
The time to reomve space debris is now………………………………………………………….17
Depleting funds will limit furture protection on satellites………………………………………...18
Space debris accumulates in LEO………………………………………………………………..19
Atmosphere losing ability to remove debris. ……………………………………………………..20
The United States relies on the unhindered use of outer space for national security. According to a space commission led by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, “[t]he [United States] is more dependent on space than any other nation.” According to Robert G. Joseph, former Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security at the State Department, “space capabilities are vital to our national security and to our economic well-being.” Therefore, a catastrophic collision between space debris and the satellites on which that national security so heavily depends poses a very real and current threat to the national security interests of the United States. Since “the [1991] Gulf War, the [United States] military has depended on satellites for communications, intelligence and navigation for its troops and precision-guided weapons.” Satellites are also used for [investigation] reconnaissance and surveillance, command and control, and control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. According to the United States Space Command’s Fact Sheet: Satellites provide essential in-theater secure communications, weather and navigational data for ground, air and fleet operations and threat warning. Ground-based radar and Defense Support Program satellites monitor ballistic missile launches around the world to guard against a surprise missile attack on North America. Space surveillance radars provide vital information on the location of satellites and space debris for the nation and the world. Maintaining space superiority is an emerging capability required to protect our space assets. With the modern speed of warfare, it has become difficult to fight conflicts without the timely intelligence and information that space assets provide. Space-based assets and space-controlled assets have created among U.S. military commanders “a nearly insatiable desire for live video