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Unilateral nuclear proliferation
Unilateral nuclear proliferation
My partner and I stand in firm affirmation of the following resolution. Resolved: Unilateral military force by the united states is justified to prevent nuclear proliferation. I would like to share various definitions with you before I continue. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, Justified-having done for, or marked with a good legitimate reason. Prevent-to hold keep back. Nuclear proliferation is the increase in number; multiply weapons that run and emite nuclear energy. Now, I will prove this assertion through the following contentions; The United States Government is obliged to protect its citizens and itself from threats of nuclear proliferation, The United States Government is best positioned to take military action, as well as Unilateral action is justified to assure maximum protection from terrorism and political inconsistent reigns.
Contention 1; The United States Government is committed to protect its citizens as well as itself from threats of nuclear proliferation. You could also look at the term "government" from a different perspective, and that is that the government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth. Now, I do not believe that Abraham Lincoln was talking about this specific situation, but it allows us to see that we need to find a way to protect our fellow americans. As stated in an article created by a group of people dedicated to protecting our american rights says, “The relationship between any government and it’s citizens, and has always been, at best non-hostile individual rights are inversely interconnected to the governments power so the government and the people are one and the same." If our rights are infringed upon, then our government will fall as well. If nuclear proliferation is not prevented, then hostile and violent countries such as Syria and North Korea may develop nuclear weapons that may be used against the United States and that would

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