Hi, I'm the one always coming to this board for help on my debate information. I am going to do a case about maritime terrorism. I have facts that say that terrorist are now targeting ocean resources such as oil. I'm going to develop a plan that will protect our oceans from terrorist. But my question is, does the United States have any form of nucleaur submarines or anything other than oil that if released into the ocean may cause an ecological crisis. I know for a fact that Russia has nuclear submarines that they are trying to take care of. I can't go out and protect Russia's nuclear submarines from attacks, but my plan can help protect our nations nuclear waste from terrorist attacks in the ocean. Right now, the only thing my plan is doing is protecting our nation from terrorist attacks on ships carrying oil and oil rigs. If the U.S has anything nuclear in its waters that is vulnerable to terrorist attacks, my plan almost becomes unbeatable. Someone help.
Of course, the U.S. has nuclear-powered submarines. Not to mention, there are some nuclear missiles on-board, as well. The U.S. has over 150 nuclear-powered vessels. Most are submarines, but there are such vessels of all kinds, including air craft carriers.
BigMoe: I think it's time for you to declare yourself eligible for the draft and go pro. If you've got an unbeatable plan to stop terrorism, quit college tomorrow and go work for the White House. They need your help.
Dude, with kids like you waiting in the wings ready to takeover the reigns of our great country, I feel confident and secure like I can just go retire tomorrow. By the way, there's only one "u" in nuclear.
I was about to go into some serious discussion on your topic, but changed to this question. <i>Why did you decide to take Debate?</i>
We also have nuclear Carriers. FWIW, I imagine that ports (and entering/leaving) would be the only threat (I doubt that the nuke subs just dock in any-ol port, though)
i'm not sure about america, but i do know for a fact that most countries operating nuclear power plants do NOT have indigenous ability to dispose of their waste, and instead ship them to third countries. it's a multibillion dollar business, and spent nuclear fuel is pretty nasty. i also think that enriched fuel (before use) and spent fuel (after use) represents the majority of radioactive material traversing oceans at any one time. hope this helps.
other than nuclear fuel, there are various forms of toxic wastes that travel the oceans. usually produced as industrial by-products or when former industrial sites are abandoned and has to be cleaned up. often, these highly toxic wastes can only be disposed through special facilities located in advanced countries and/or countries with really low environment standards/population densities. with the globalisation of manufacturing, much more of these wastes are expected, but the world's capacity to handle them hasn't grown that much. thus you have unsafe ships carrying these wastes to unsafe locations for unsafe disposal. a famous case involves mercury-laced sludge from formosa plastic visiting the ports of like 5 backward asian countries before arriving back in taiwan. a recent america example involves proposals to dump new york city trash on caribbean islands. a legendary case involved Philadelphia's incinerator ash only recently removed after being dumped on a Haitian beach in the late 1980s. another older, more famous case involves the 1987 islip garbage barge which traveled 6000 miles carrying 3,200 tons of new york trash around the the caribbean looking for a hospitable island, before sailing back to new york. would 3000 tons of medical wastes, detergents, plastic bags, etc. etc. be as dangerous to the environment as 100 kgs of depleted uranium? i'm not sure. but i wouldn't care to find out either...
My boss went on a tour of the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier, for about a week. When he came back, he said that the carrier was powered by uranium the size of a baseball that packed enough power to keep the ship going for 25 years. Unbelievable.
I don't think our nuclear subs and other military equipment in the ocean need any additional protection from terrorists. The US military kinda makes it their job to protect themselves from attack.
