Military force is an appropriate weapon for the US to use against enemies that may develop nukes

Greetings Mr. James La Croix. It is I, Luke Cumbee, we've never had an online debate but our earlier debates have been quite fun. I hope that computers will not change the greatness of our debate. Good Luck, and with that, I will begin my case. Military force is something that should not be used lightly. However, nuclear weapons are something that defiantly should not be attained, especially by nations that are our enemy. Therefore, we must use military force to prevent this crime capability in order to protect our self and to protect the world. Which is why I must agree with… -Resolved- Military force is an appropriate weapon for the US to use against enemies that may develop nukes. (Argument)1. Preventing the acquisition of nuclear weapons equals worldwide security. -What you have to see is that when we prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons, we aren't only protecting our self, but also the entire world because nuclear weapons have worldwide radiation effects. Not to mention, any nuclear weapons fired at us or anyone for that matter has a good chance of having nuclear weapons fired back at them. In other words, we have to stop these nuclear weapons from our enemy or we risk either many deaths or even the extinction of mankind. (Argument)2. Military Force may be the only way to prevent nuclear weapon acquisition. -Source- the NATIONAL OBSERVER: AUSTRALIA AND WORLD AFFAIRS, Winter 2007 (Sharif Shuja [International Relations, Victoria University, Australia]), p. 57, Online, INFOTRAC, Expanded Academic ASAP---------- -Quote- "The nuclear crisis demonstrates that North Korea, even though isolated and with a stagnant economy, is capable of exerting significant pressure on the international community, and possessing nuclear weapons has in fact strengthened its diplomatic and political leverage in negotiations with the United States. The sad fact is that America currently is not able to stop North Korea, short of military action." END QUOTE -Although North Korea may not be a nation that we would want to use military force against, it still does show that we would have to use military action against them if they were to pose a big enough threat. As this quote states, "America currently is not able to stop North Korea, short of military action." In other words, military force is sometimes the only way to remove nuclear weapons from an enemy, and if you really think about it… sometimes these nuclear weapons MUST be removed which makes military force all the more just. (Argument)3. It only takes one military threat to endanger the world. -From- James Kraska; American University International Law Review---- Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy], 2007, Online, Lexis-Nexis, p. 370 -Quote- "Rouge states and terrorists do not seek to attack us using conventional means. They know such attacks would fail. Instead, they rely on acts of terror, and potentially, the use of weapons of mass destruction – weapons that can be easily concealed, delivered covertly, and used without warning." END QUOTE -What makes nuclear weapons so dangerous is how easily and quickly they can be used. This quote says it right as he describes weapons of mass destruction as being capable of being "easily concealed, delivered covertly, and used without warning." This is why we must use military force to prevent the ACQUISITION. This ensures that they won't sneak a nuclear weapon into some sort of nation without us being able to stop them. It's a safeguard that we must use in order to protect ourselves and the world, which therefore makes the military force, appropriate. (Argument)4. The threat of nuclear weapons outweighs military force. -In order to see if this resolution is just or not, you must weigh the two possibilities. On one side you have nuclear weapons whose possible effects are evident, and on the other side you have military force where the effects are minimal. In other words, any military force cannot possibly outweigh even the smallest of chances of nuclear weapon use. -In the end, these nuclear weapons must not be attained by these enemies. Since the resolution merely points out that it is appropriate, you must see that sometimes it is the only way to do it, therefore making it appropriate. It gets the job done which provides safety to our nation, so please vote Pro. p.s. (La Croix, are you going to Yankton?)