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Which is the best summary of the thesis of the Domain Awareness aff? A) The US needs more information about what is going on in the Arctic / B) The US needs to militarize the Arctic / C) The US needs to economically invest in the Arctic domain / D) The US needs to drill for domain resources in the Arctic

The US needs more information about what is going on in the Arctic

Which of the following is NOT one of the US military’s “five domains”? A) Land / B) Subterranean / C) Air / D) Sea / E) Cyberspace / F) Space

Subterranean

Which of the following is NOT one of the specific programs that the plan deploys? A) Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles / B) Satellites / C) Early warning radars / D) Arctic launch site / E) Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles

Arctic launch site

In the context of the affirmative, what is “miscalculation”? A) Misunderstanding an adversary’s intentions / B) Incorrectly calculating the size of our Arctic resources / C) Misunderstanding our allies’ commitment to the Arctic region / D) Mis-calculating our economic investment in the Arctic

Misunderstanding an adversary’s intentions

What’s the difference between missile defense and missile defeat? A) Missile defense means building up our own weapons, missile defeat means preventing an adversary from building weapons / B) Missile defense means shooting down missiles in flight, missile defeat means preventing launch / C) Missile defeat means building up our own weapons, missile defense means preventing an adversary from building weapons / D) Missile defeat means shooting down missiles in flight, missile defense means preventing launch

Missile defense means shooting down missiles in flight, missile defeat means preventing launch

Which best describes the thesis of advantage two? A) The US needs to compete economically in the Arctic; this is key to having the best oil and gas access / B) Countries with domain awareness are better able to solve climate change / C) Melting ice creates opportunities in the Arctic; it’s better to have the US and its allies in charge than authoritarian countries / D) China and Russia are competing with each other in the Arctic, the US is needed to prevent them from escalating to war

Melting ice creates opportunities in the Arctic; it’s better to have the US and its allies in charge than authoritarian countries

Which is NOT a member of the “Arctic Quad”? A) United States / B) Japan / C) South Korea / D) United Kingdom / E) Canada

United Kingdom

What are the names of the two aff advantages to the Domain Awareness Affirmative? A) Miscalculation and Competition / B) Arctic Science and Arctic Diplomacy / C) Energy Justice and Cooperation / D) Arctic Resources and Climate Change

Miscalculation and Competition

Which of the following is NOT a negative answer to advantage one? A) No Arctic War / B) Domain Awareness Increases Conflict / C) Domain Awareness Fails / D) Can’t Solve Crisis Decision-Making / E) No Escalation (or Miscalculation)

No Escalation (or Miscalculation)

Which of the following is NOT a negative answer to advantage two? A) Aff Can’t Solve Cooperation / B) Russia-China Axis Solves War / C) Aff Can’t Solve Democracy / D) No Russia-China Axis / E) Authoritarianism Isn’t Existential

Russia-China Axis Solves War

Which of these situations would NOT generate “strategic stability”? A) The two countries have first-strike capabilities / B) The two countries have second-strike capabilities / C) The two countries are avoiding arms racing / D) The two countries have parity in nuclear capabilities

The two countries have first-strike capabilities

Which is the best explanation of the submarines LINK? A) Russia is concerned that the US will have more powerful submarines than it does / B) Russia is concerned that US UUVs eliminate submarine second-strike capabilities / C) Russia is concerned that US UUVs eliminate submarine first-strike capabilities / D) Russia is concerned that its new submarines won’t be able to operate in the Arctic

Russia is concerned that US UUVs eliminate submarine second-strike capabilities

Which of these is the UNIQUENESS to the Strategic Stability DA? A) Arms races are existential threats / B) Domain awareness generates Russia fears that the US could now attack with impunity / C) Breaking strategic stability increases the chances of US-Russian conflict / D) The US and Russia are in a state of strategic stability

The US and Russia are in a state of strategic stability

Which of these is the INTERNAL LINK to the Strategic Stability DA? A) The US and Russia are in a state of strategic stability / B) Arms races are existential threats / C) Domain awareness generates Russia fears that the US could now attack with impunity / D) Breaking strategic stability increases the chances of US-Russian conflict

Domain awareness generates Russia fears that the US could now attack with impunity

Which of these is the IMPACT to the Strategic Stability DA? A) Arms races are existential threats / B) Breaking strategic stability increases the chances of US-Russian conflict / C) The US and Russia are in a state of strategic stability / D) Domain awareness generates Russia fears that the US could now attack with impunity

Arms races are existential threats

What type of turn does the affirmative have against the Strategic Stability DA? A) Straight Turn / B) Double Turn / C) Link Turn / D) Impact Turn

Impact Turn

Which is the best explanation for the aff’s “case turns the DA” argument? A) Strategic stability exists now, but improved domain awareness prevents that war by deterring Russian attacks / B) Strategic stability exists now, but domain awareness causes Russia to freak out about new US capabilities / C) Arctic war is likely now, but domain awareness causes Russia to freak out about new US capabilities / D) Arctic war is likely now, but improved domain awareness prevents that war by deterring Russian attacks

Arctic war is likely now, but improved domain awareness prevents that war by deterring Russian attacks

Which is the best explanation of the aff’s “no internal link” argument? A) Russia and China make independent decisions about nuclear capabilities / B) The US doesn’t need domain awareness / C) Arms races aren’t existential threats / D) Missile defense doesn’t cause Russia to panic

Missile defense doesn’t cause Russia to panic

Which is true about “first strike” and “second strike” capabilities? A) First-strike weapons are used less often than second-strike weapons / B) First-strike weapons are primarily defensive, second-strike weapons are primarily offensive / C) First-strike weapons tend to be known, second-strike weapons tend to be hidden / D) First-strike weapons are used more often than second-strike weapons

First-strike weapons tend to be known, second-strike weapons tend to be hidden

In the rest of the debate on this DA, who has to answer everything, and who gets to pick and choose? A) The affirmative team has to answer everything, and the negative team gets to pick and choose / B) The negative team has to answer everything, and the affirmative team gets to pick and choose / C) They both have to answer everything / D) They both can pick and choose

The affirmative team has to answer everything, and the negative team gets to pick and choose