Thorium+1+AC

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Human extinction on Earth inevitable – multiple scenarios
Viralnova, 2014 [Joe, “Scientists Have Pinpointed When The Human Race Will Go Extinct. Spoiler Alert: It's Soon,” July 27th, [], RC] //One day, there will come a time where humans will no longer walk the// //AND// //of resources, food, and plant life which can lead to war.//

Nuclear power is best for lunar outposts, uses local resources and provides a lot of energy
Eades, 2012 [Michael, “Development of Molten Salt Reactor Technology for Space,” The Ohio State University, [], RC] //Long term science outposts on the Moon// and Mars //will require multi megawatt surface power// //AND// //Role of Nuclear Power and Nuclear Propulsion in the Peaceful Exploration of Space”.//

Thorium nuclear power is the ideal lunar energy source
Evans, 2012 [Kaden, “Science Thorium Presentation,” Prezi, [], RC] //Thorium Thorium Th 90 232.03806 Thorium can solve many of our problems.// //AND// //N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2012//

Using thorium is safe for a lunar base (and Thorium Dioxide can make oxygen for the base)
Wicks, 2011 [George; Simon, Jack; Zidan, Ragaiy; Lara-Curzio, Edgar; Adams, Thad; Zayas, Jose; Karkamkar, Abhi; Sindelar, Robert; Garcia-Diaz, Brenda; “Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy,” The American Ceramic Society, //Ceramic Transactions// Volume **224**, Pp. 252-253, John Wiley & Sons Inc., [|http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=NPVzyM0cp3gC&oi=fnd&pg=PA249&dq=lunar+colony+thorium+reactor&ots=_vsIBCWwL0&sig=j0w5gDjpr_-PXrkQx8Cjwx0PWbY#v=onepage&q&f=false], RC] //Thorium is radioactive, and everybody in America is afraid of it. With a// //AND// //produced than during the last decade, but there is also greater demand.//

Mining thorium – among other resources – from the moon is necessary for further expansion into space, nuclear power is key
Wingo, 2013 [Dennis Wingo is president of the aerospace engineering company SkyCorp and a long-time veteran of space and computing technologies, “Moon, Mars, or Asteroids, Which is the Best Destination for Solar System Development?,” Space Ref, June 19th, [], RC] //In the EDS policy we play upon the strengths of the three principal destinations and// //AND// //and to be delivered to Mars to provide power on the surface there.//

We have to get off the rock to survive
Daily Mail, 2006 [“Mankind must colonise other planets to survive, says Hawking,” December 1st, [], RC] //Mankind will need to leave planet Earth to ensure the long-term survival of// //AND// //out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.//

We have a moral obligation to use space to save the human race
Schwartz, 2011 [James M., “Our Moral Obligation to Support Space Exploration,” Environmental Ethics, Vol. 33, [], RC] //When broaching the topic of space exploration as an ethical issue the general response I// //AND// say //we have an obligation to ensure the survival of the human race.//