Tournament: Sunvite | Round: 2 | Opponent: x | Judge: x
We depend on Chinese extraction of rare earth metals for our rare earth supply.
Jeff Nesbit. May 02, 2013 http://www.livescience.com/29287-is-china-mining-a-rare-earth-monopoly-op-ed.html
"China holds a...dominance," he added.
Rare earth extraction conflicts with environmental protection, so the aff would cripple production.
EPA Document-908R11003. Justin Paul and Gwenette Campbell. “Investigating Rare Earth Element Mine Development in EPA Region 8 and Potential Environmental Impacts.”
With little environmental ...for their survival.
Rare earths are critical to U.S. weapons systems – there is no substitute.
March 2010 Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. James Kennedy, president of Wings Enterprises.
The U.S. Military ...originating in China.
And these precision-guided munitions are key to U.S. military strength.
Precision Guided Weapons Aim for Increased War Impact
ACI Technologies
Precision guided weapons ...with enhanced accuracy.
Thomas P.M. Barnett, chief analyst, Wikistrat, “The New Rules: Leadership Fatigue Puts U.S. and Globalization, at Crossroads,” WORLD POLITICS REVIEW, 3—7—11,
Events in Libya ...of the ground