Kai+Daniels+&+Matthew+Tan

media type="youtube" key="Th4g1HkYQOE" width="560" height="315"

2NRS: Appeasement DA Japan DA Japan Should Join AIIB CP w/ Rising Expectations DA Fem K Neo-Lib K Aff Cites:
 * 1N****CS:**
 * Notes: I might change tags a bit before camp tournament, but I will put it on here**
 * 1AC ISS v2**

Current Wolf Law prevents the US from cooperating with China in space – escalation from orbital disaster

 * Fernholz 15** [Tim Fernholz, Editor for QZ, “NASA has no choice but to refuse China’s request for help on a new space station,” October 13, 2015, []]

The Martian has been praised t he University of Southern California.

The probability of miscalculation is high and risks spiraling escalation --- first-strike pressures, inadequate legal frameworks, and no counterspace weapon taboos

 * Finch 15** [James P. Finch is the Principal Director for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, where he previously acted as the Principal Director for Space Policy. He has held space-related leadership positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Headquarters U.S. Air Force, “Bringing Space Crisis Stability Down to Earth,” //JFQ// 76, 1st Quarter 2015]
 * Note – ADIZ = Air Defense Identification Zone

As potentially dangerous as //recipe for inadvertent miscalculation//.

Space cooperation can avoid miscalc--- high-level trust-building and communication

 * Finch 15** [James P. Finch is the Principal Director for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, where he previously acted as the Principal Director for Space Policy. He has held space-related leadership positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Headquarters U.S. Air Force, “Bringing Space Crisis Stability Down to Earth,” //JFQ// 76, 1st Quarter 2015]

At the government-to-government crisis //imperil stability// here on Earth.

Satellite war goes nuclear - outweighs probability of ground-based conflicts
Billings 15 [ Lee Billings is an editor at Scientific American covering space and physics, Citing Michael Krepon, an arms-control expert and co-founder of the Stimson Center, and James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, The Scientific American, August 10, 2015, “War in Space May Be Closer Than Ever”, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/war-in-space-may-be-closer-than-ever]

//The world’s most worrisome military flashpoint// //approaching the safe haven of strategic geosynchronous satellites.//

Joint CSS and ISS cooperation fosters bilateral dialogue and reduces tensions
During the International Astronautical Congress and more in the future.
 * Lan 16** – analyst, thespacereview.com (Chen, “One track, two stations: A proposal for cooperation on the ISS and the Chinese Space Station”, The Space Review, March 14, 2016, http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2944/1//dmeth)

China says yes – squo restrictions destroy US-China space commerce and scientific collaboration

 * Moltz 11** [James Clay Moltz, ssociate director and research professor at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, “China and Regional Cooperation and Institution-Building in East Asia (III): China, the United States, and Prospects for Asian Space Cooperation,” //Journal of Contemporary China//, Volume 20, Issue 68, 2011]

Is US–Chinese space cooperation possible? bilateral (especially US–Chinese) level. And similar to the nature of those other space agencies perspective the lawmakers in Washington could use.
 * China wants to join ISS – Astronauts will not cheat **
 * Kluger 15 **- Jeffrey, senior writer, The Silly Reason the Chinese Aren’t Allowed on the Space Station, ([]) JB

squo ensures hostile blocs that challenge American Space Use

 * Aliberti 15** [Marco, Resident Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), SIOI/ASI/CNR-ISGI Master on Space Policy and Institutions, Rome, master’s degree in International Relations of Asia and Africa, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Naples, //When China Goes To The Moon…//, Studies in Space Policy, Volume 11, edited by the European Space Policy Institute, Springer International Publishing: Switzerland, 2015, p. 234-235]

Another potential positive payback stemming // It is in Washington’s interest not to make this happen // !

That escalates to war --- miscommunication and security dilemmas
Zhang 11 [Baohui Zhang is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Asia Pacific Studies at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He wishes to thank an anonymous reviewer for the helpful comments that contributed to the revision of this article, “The Security Dilemma in the U.S.-China Military Space Relationship” accessed by means of JSTOR]

In both cases, __Chinese security experts believe__ any country, including even its allies, will not be able to use outer space for military or other purposes.”20

Goes nuclear – ASATs destroy the rules of modern warfighting
Gallagher 15 [Nancy, interim director of the Center for International and Security Studies in Maryland, previous Executive Director of the Clinton Administration’s CTBT Treaty Committee, an arms control specialist at the State Dept., and a faculty member at Wesleyan, “Antisatellite warfare without nuclear risk: A mirage,” May 29, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, []]

In recent decades, however, development and use of antisatellite weapons.

Space war is nuclear war – Escalation risks extinction

 * Lamrani 16** [Omar, geopolitical and security analyst for Stratfor, National Interest, “What the U.S. Military Fears Most: A Massive Space War,” May 18, 2016, []]

The High Cost of a War in Space //driving the threat of a wider conflagration//.

ISS cooperation is key --- deters further ASAT testing

 * Ressler 9** [Aaron R. Ressler, Major, United States Air Force, A Research Report Submitted to the Faculty, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, “Advancing Sino-U.S. Space Cooperation”, April 2009]

On January 11, 2007, China successfully executed a healthy relationship between these two countries has positive global impacts.

The plan solves – ISS spills over and reverses space arms race perception

 * David 15** [Leonard David, Space.com's Space Insider Columnist, “US-China Cooperation in Space: Is It Possible, and What's in Store?,” June 16, 2015, [|http://www.space.com/29671-china-nasa-space-station-cooperation.html#sthash.xuOfRk7T.dpuf]]

T here's a growing debate over //engage in any meaningful way with China in space//.

Space cooperation allows joint helium-3 mining --- combining Chinese technical expertise and American experience key
Far-sighted Team Combined Fusion Power and Mining the Moon: "I have to believe things would be worse if we weren't partners in ISS."
 * Kulcinski 14** [Team preparing material for Gerry Kulcinski, Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Partnering for Fusion Power and Mining the Moon,” Lyndon Larouche PAC, August 13, 2014, http://archive.larouchepac.com/node/31539]

Helium-3 exploration solves fusion research and global resource shortages
In October 2014, China’s Chang’e 5-T1 lunar probe by China, India, Japan, and the U.S. over recent years.
 * Mortier and Finnis 15** [Jan Mortier is the Chairman of the Civitatis Forum for the Ambassadors to the Court of St. James’s, Benjamin Finnis is Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Civitatis Forum. The authors would like to thank Mr. Daniel Sowik for his assistance with some of the calculations for this article, “China Leads Race to the Moon,” The Diplomat, Jan 7, 2015]

Helium-3 can be brought back to earth
Bilder, Prof of Law at University of Wisconsin, 10 (January 2010, Richard B., Fordham International Law Journal, “A LEGAL REGIME FOR THE MINING OF HELIUM-3 ON THE MOON: U.S. POLICY OPTIONS,” 33 Fordham Int'l L.J. 243)

How would lunar He-3 k to the Moon's surface immediately after processing. n34

Cooperative Helium-3 mining solves resource conflicts
Resources and Other Benefits: s a sustainable permanent human lunar settlement.
 * Garan 10** [Ron, astronaut, 3/30/10, Speech published in an article by Nancy Atkinson, “The Importance of Returning to the Moon,” []]

U.S. and China are engaged in a Cold War over African resources
Chipaike and Makwerere 12 -Lecturer in Peace and Governance, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe; Lecturer, International Relations and Peace Governance, Bindura Univeristy of Science Education (David & Ronald “China and the United States of America in Africa: A New Scramble or a New Cold War? September 12, [|http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_2_No_17_September_2012/35.pdf)//MU] While the cold war proper, superpower in the international political and economic system.

Conventional war goes nuclear – miscalc and resources
Talmadge 16 – Assistant Professor George Washington University Political Science and International Affairs (Caitlin, February, Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, “Preventing Nuclear Escalation in U.S.–China Conflict,” [|https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/ default/files/ china_policy_brief_talmadge_0.pdf], accessed 7/3/16)//GE// //Conventional Counterforce as a Pathway to Nuclear// // tripwires //without realizing it//.

Mining lunar surface solves international turmoil and pollution
Impact of fossil fuels __Earth's energy needs are currently met,__ __//and costing tens of billions of dollars//__**.**
 * Whittington 4** [Mark R., space policy analyst and author of Children of Apollo, USA Today, “World's next energy source may be just a moon away,” December 8, 2004, []]

US-China cooperation facilitates __mitigation and adaptation__ strategies globally – solves extinction
Li 14 – MA in Global Studies @ U Denver, Int’l Affairs Coordinator @ UN (Xiaoyu, “China-US Cooperation: Key to the Global Future,” China Institute of International Studies, http://www.ciis.org.cn/english/2014-01/13/content_6606656.htm) • Cooperation on climate change mitigation, //widely disseminate// clean energy //technologies//.

Warming is real, anthropogenic, and threatens extinction --- prefer __new evidence__ that represents __consensus__
Griffin 15 (David, Claremont philosophy professor, “The climate is ruined. So can civilization even survive?”, 4-14, []) Although most of us worry about other things, //eplace dirty energy with clean as soon as possible.//

__US-China cooperation__ is key – they’re the __two largest emitters__ and __drive multilateral action__
Hongzhou, 15 —Zhang, Associate Research Fellow with the China Programme @ S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). “China-US Climate Change Cooperation: Beyond Energy,” The Diplomat, Oct 13, [] --br The Paris Summit in December 2015 stabilizing economic growth.

__Expert consensus__ that warming is __real__ and __existential__ – melting glaciers ignite a __cascade__ that __exceeds cost-benefit analysis__
Treich and Rheinberger, 15 —Christoph Rheinberger (Professor of Health Policy and Management @ Harvard) and Nicolas Treich (Professor at the Toulouse School of Economics). Citing Weitzman (economist @ Harvard) and Bostrom (prof @ Oxford). “On the economics of the end of the world as we know it,” The Economist, [] -- br CLIMATE change //puts humanity at risk//. current inertia that climate negotiations suffer from.