Stoa Policy Debate: ICBMs (NEG)

Summary: Affirmative removes Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs – land-based missiles that fire nuclear bombs a long distance around the globe to a foreign target) from the US military arsenal. Their plan is to rely on submarine-launched nuclear missiles and Air Force bombers instead. Currently the US relies on all 3 of these delivery vehicles for our nuclear weapons, a strategy known as the “nuclear triad.” This is a Negative brief against that plan.