South Korea - Definitions

South Korean Interests and War

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  Deployment: The use of something or someone in an effective way or the movement of soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/deployment)
  
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  Best Interest: Authority delegated for taking any action or step the delegatee thinks to be the most advantageous to the organization, under the circumstances (http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/best-interests.html)
  

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  The resolved doesn’t state that the deployment of anti-missile systems needs to take place in South Korea, it just states that anti-missile systems being deployed is good for South Korea
  
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  Anti-missile systems do not need to include or be THAAD as THAAD isn’t the only anti-missile system; multilayered approaches are both necessary and beneficial.
  
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  Due to the Cambridge definition of “deployment” requiring “the use of something or someone in an effective way”, if a missile system wasn’t being used in an effective way, the anti-missile system could not be considered as being “deployed”.
  

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  Not constructing THAAD will strain relations with the US
  
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    According to Jaemin Lee of the StraitsTimes, “The US… clearly showed it would tolerate no changes to the Thaad deal”. Donald Trump himself has stated that regarding the THAAD issue with South Korea, he is willing to cut the free trade deal. This possible straining of relations is important because according to the 2017 UN Comtrade, 26.66% of South Korea’s trade is with the United States, a total of $70,130,052,444 per year, not to mention all of the military aid the United States provides South Korea.
    

It is in South Korea’s best interest to lower trading with China

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  According to Ye Min of the Department of Politics and Geography from the Coastal Carolina University (2016), South Korea’s trade with China is actually harmful. She further asserts “It could later become costly for South Korea to continue trade with China, and therefore must not strain US relations in order to increase trade with the US.” Furthermore, according to the Council on Foreign Relations (2017), “Beijing stepped up its economic coercion, appearing to take advantage of the domestic uncertainty in Seoul in a bid to undermine its security cooperation with Washington. Since then, Beijing has kept up the pressure. If China succeeds—or even appears to succeed—in blocking THAAD, it could set a dangerous precedent, emboldening Chinese policymakers to expand their use of economic leverage as a coercive tool against China's other trading partners.”
  

Contention 2: South Korean Interests and Protection

THAAD will add to South Korea’s missile defense systems to be more functional

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  It is already common knowledge that South Korea already has missile defense systems. However, THAAD is a necessary addition, as Harry J. Kazianis of the National Interest (2017) describes “To effectively defend troops, citizens, infrastructure and critical assets from these growing threats, THAAD’s unique endo & exo capability adds essential layers of defense”. Furthermore, according to Lt. Gen. Thomas Vandal, THAAD is the "best" means to defend the country. If THAAD is a necessary addition for the safety of the South Koreans, it is in their best interest to deploy it.
  

The majority of South Korean people support the THAAD

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  According to Jaemin Lee, the majority of the South Koreans (56%) “view the anti-missile system as a necessary measure to counter escalating North Korean military adventurism”. Not only does the electorate in general support THAAD, but so does the president. According to Lu Rui of the Xinhua, President Moon has denied a cancellation of the THAAD installation. If South Korea is unified on this issue, it is in their best interest to follow what they believe in, which is, in this case, the deployment of THAAD.
  

The lives of those in South Korea and beyond are important

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  According to Elizabeth Shim of the UPI, “THAAD complements the presence of 28,000 U.S. troops and 625,000 active South Korean armed forces personnel… The THAAD battery defends 10 million people… THAAD also intercepts ballistic missiles launched from North Korea that could possibly target U.S. military bases in Japan or Guam”. What we can see from these numbers is that the THAAD missile system would ensure the safety of over 10.65 million people, the majority of whom are Korean. This is an insurmountable impact when considering what is in South Korea’s best interests.
  

Contention 3: War is always possible

North Korea won’t purposefully start a war: it will be an accident from them

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  Many remember the Challenger explosion in 1986 where millions of Americans were shocked as the space shuttle exploded. With technology of 1986, the engineering and the math of the shuttle was wrong. The same may happen with a North Korean missile with 1960s technology that may intend to land in an ocean, but instead would accidentally land in South Korea. This hypothetical is quite likely to become a shocking reality, as a certain Dr. Walsh warns about how “bluster, poor communication and military manoeuvres could lead to an ‘accidental war’”. Furthermore, according to the Al Jazeera, “wars can break out even when none of the parties wants a war… They can miscalculate the likely response of an adversary; they can misread the situation; they can find themselves backed into a corner where the only ‘rational’ choice is to fight.” In the case of a quite possible accidental war, the lives of South Koreans are in South Korea’s best interest.
  

A missile from North Korea to the Uni ted States could trigger a much larger war

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  http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-a-north-korean-missile-could-acciden7tally-trigger-a-us-russia-nuclear-war
  
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Many missile defense systems are strong and can save lives

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