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Searching for Flight 370 by Will

OCEANS and THE OPENING PACKET:. Searching for Flight 370 by Will. First things first – Troj and Sparky. Troj – Boy Dog, well behaved… blind dog. . Sparky – Girl Dog, very poorly behaved… but very adorable. . A map of what (arguably) took place. A little bit about the Indian Ocean.

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Searching for Flight 370 by Will

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  1. OCEANS and THE OPENING PACKET: Searching for Flight 370by Will

  2. First things first – Troj and Sparky Troj – Boy Dog, well behaved… blind dog. Sparky – Girl Dog, very poorly behaved… but very adorable.

  3. A map of what (arguably) took place

  4. A little bit about the Indian Ocean

  5. What do you think happened to the plane?.. Where is it ?.. How did it come to disappear ?..

  6. Time to vote for your favorite theory • I’ll take your theories • #1 military cover-up - plane shot down • #2 terrorist engaged in cyber attack or downed the plane • #3 just an extremely odd accident • #4 aliens and-or Illuminati • #5 intentional act by the pilot(s)

  7. Background for this lecture • Ask questions – don’t be afraid to jump-in • Enthusiasm is contagious • Where to find the evidence – It is on your jump drives. If it is not currently on the PADS website, it will be shortly. If you are having difficulty with PADS, then also available at: https://gds14.wikispaces.com/Evidence (File is called “Starter Pack Aff”) • Afterlab – this evening. 3rdFloor Common Area– Bryan(that’s the dorm you live in)… Starts at 10:15pm. • MH370 = Monday night afterlab

  8. Two volunteers

  9. The Southern Ocean

  10. Why is it so difficult to find the plane ?...

  11. An Ocean in Motion • From: http://theconversation.com/why-locating-mh370-in-the-southern-ocean-is-so-difficult-24699 • “Before the recovery of the plane can begin, assuming the debris are conformed to be those of MH370, the search team will have to estimate where the plane actually hit the water. That is not going to be an easy task….. “ • “…. One of the unique features of the Southern Ocean is that it is the only place in the world where water can keep on moving eastward without ever hitting land. Because of this, and the strong winds, the water is swept along at very high speeds, sometimes almost 2m a second. This is much faster than any other place in the world”.

  12. There are many questions about the packet… but: • I am going to start with the *broader* themes of the topic… • Many Affirmatives will run an advantage about ocean pollution. Similar to the packet, the Affirmative will argue that “the save the ocean from environmental damage.

  13. Why is important to have a healthy ocean ?... • …I’ll take your answers here:

  14. Question for you: • what is the best argument against these ocean pollution arguments ?...

  15. The double-bind: • Either the ocean is resilient – in which case it case withstand pollution…. • …. OR the ocean is not resilient and it is too late. • Here are some things that humanity has placed in the ocean: • Fukushima, natural radiation, garbage, nuclear waste shipments… the list goes on.

  16. How the Affirmative should address the double-bind

  17. Why should we explore the ocean ? • What are the upsides ? ….

  18. What are the downsides ?..

  19. The Politics of Ocean Exploration

  20. Things that are popular • Scientific breakthroughs • Targeted missions • Humanitarian causes • CNN effect – capturing the public attention

  21. Things that aren’t popular • Spending – for the moment, spending might even be unpopular in the run-up to the 2014 Midterm election • Things that might cut into Oil or Gas profits • Open-ended exploration… “money-pit” • Using military assets for non-military projects

  22. Why are the drawbacks to using military equipment for non-military missions ?

  23. Drawbacks from a policy perspective • 1. Trades-off with the non-military function. • …the same Scientists are doing other things • 2. Distracts military training • …. Naval officers have to prepare for “operations other than war” • Some might need to be re-trained. • 3. Distracts from military readiness

  24. Drawbacks from a “Kritikal” perspective • 1. Makes the US military look cool – and the US military, according to the Neg, is not cool – they’re violent and opportunistic. • 2. Becomes an “in” for US military expansion. • …. House moving example… • 3. military just flat does the mission worse because their interest is the military angle… • … China and Inmarsat example

  25. A few notes on “non-military” topicality • Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its non-military exploration and/or development of the Earth’s oceans.

  26. Anotherpicture of Sparky – but this time in a Spartan Jersey

  27. Weird additional background info about the packet Aff • Bluefin-21 • Orion • CURV-21 • The aerial phase and the sub-surface phase

  28. Ocean-specific args from the packet: • Tsunamis and related history • Overfishing • Nuclear waste shipments and the Indian Ocean • …and Somalia… and waste colonialism • *Medicinal* biodiversity • Critiques of Medicinal Biodiversity • Seamounts

  29. Adding to what J. Paul said:A visual glimpse at the EEZ’s and the Law of the Sea – “Exclusive Economic Zones”

  30. Adding one thing to JP’s discussion on EEZ’s… What happens when EEZ’s overlap ? • …this isanother question for you

  31. Answer: • The exception to this rule occurs when EEZs would overlap; that is, state coastal baselines are less than 400 nautical miles (740 km) apart. When an overlap occurs, it is up to the states to delineate the actual maritime boundary. Generally, any point within an overlapping area defaults to the nearest state • But fights emerge… especially if there’s valuable territory in there.

  32. The Asia Pivot… or “Asia Rebalance”

  33. The importance of Malaysia

  34. Why is this a soft power prize ?..

  35. Additional Soft power modules • Russian Expansion and the Eurasian Union • Policing the Indian Ocean

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