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SUBJECT: CSETI FILE: UFO3238
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PART 2
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ETI TECHNOLOGY AND WORLD SECURITY
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Copyright 1991 by Steven M. Greer, M.D.
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Center for the Study of ExtraTerrestial Intelligence
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The advanced technology which UFO's represent creates several security
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concerns which explain not only the secretive behavior of the world's
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governments, but the elusive behavior of UFO's as well. Aside from the
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broader social, cultural, and religious impact which contact with an
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advanced extraterrestial civilization would entail, the technological
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advances would appear to be beneficial - even ideal - it will be shown
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that these technologies if introduced suddenly or prematurely would
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further destabilize an already precarious world security, and potentially
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threaten the embryonic ETI-human relationship.
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Many proponnents of advanced technology argue that the ultraadvanced
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energy and propulsion systems used by UFO's could revolutionize human
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technology and create a near utopian society with a limitless source of
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non-polluting energy. Various theories regarding UFO propulsion and energy
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systems would point to an elegant "hyperdimensional" physics which provides
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vast amounts of energy and an extraordinary means of transportation. It is
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argued that the acquisition of such technology would revolutionize human
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transportation, energy production, manufacturing, etc., and eliminate the
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need for polluting combustion engines and hydrocarbon consumption. The real
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and theoretical benefits of such a technology are extensive and too
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numerous to elucidate here.
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The problem with this scenario is that it assumes, rather naively, that this
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technology would be used - first and foremost - if not exclusively - for
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peaceful puposes. While this is a wonderful idea, the unfortunate fact is
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that every new technology introduced in the past 100 years has had its first
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and most extensive use in military applications. In an ideal world, ETI
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technology would be used for progressive peaceful purposes, but this is
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not the case, since the world is yet torn by competing interests and
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militarism. Once the Pandora's Box of ETI technology is opened what - or
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who - could prevent its application in weapons of mass destruction? It
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seems clear that the technology behind UFO's - if put to destructive and
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uncontrolled military purposes - would make H-bombs look like tinker toys by
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comparison, and would beset an already disunified and fractious world with yet
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a new wave of wildly escalating and destabilizing arms races and power
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struggles. It would, on short, be disasterous.
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World security - not to mention U.S. national security - would not be served
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by the introduction and application of ETI technology at this time. On the
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contrary, until world unity and a just and effective world government are
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established, world security and stability would be greatly jeopardized by this.
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Along with social and cultural concerns, this Pandora's Box issue of ETI
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technology has been the motivating force behind government secrecy and the
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so-called government cover-up of UFO events. While I do NOT agree with all the
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methods and policies apparently used by this project, the general thrust of
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securing this information until the world is less fractious and hostile is
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not only understandable, but imperative. From this perspective, the
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extraordinary U.S. cover-up of the 1947 Roswell and Plains of San Agustin UFO
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crashes is very understandable. To acknowledge this event would be to not
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only acknowledge the existance of ET people and craft(which I think SHOULD be
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done) but would, unfortunately, also set into motion a world-wide call for
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extensive open research into ETI technology - which is pre-eminently
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dangerous and must NOT be done. The free and 'academic' exchange of such
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research would certainly unleash a feeding frenzy by both governments and
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private interests to be first in elaborating this ETI technology. In such a
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scenario, we have no assurance that this technology would fall first - or
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exclusively - into a benevolent ruler's hand. To argue even that this
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technology would remain under the United States control should the United
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States be the first to develop and deploy it is naive and irrational, for how
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long did H-bomb fussion technology take to escape United States control, once
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fully developed? It is obvious that this technology, once developed AND
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APPLIED would result in a world security debacle that would dwarf the cold war
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era of madness in scope, complexity, and severity. Moreover, I suspect that
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once fully described, this technology will be both elegantly simple AND
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highly reproducible, making its containment much more difficult than, say,
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nuclear technology. The proliferation of this technology, coupled with the
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world's predilection towards applying new technology to military ends,
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would greatly threaten world security and could well lead to the demise of
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human civilization as we know it.
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Related to this, there is an implicit risk in developing this technology by the
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secret agencies of the United States government, since no individual and no
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government can assure complete secrecy indefinitely. At a minimum our
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government - and others - must refrain from the development and APPLICATION
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of this technology, EVEN IF THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND IT ARE ELABORATED. It would
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be fair to say that any research and development project utilizing this
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technology - if ill-timed or premature - would prove to be disasterous in the
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long run and would ultimately explode ruinously in the hands of those who hold
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it. While the possessor of this technology would be able to dominate the
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earth temporarily, it would be short-lived.
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All this is not to say that the systematic ridicule, debunking and harassment
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of individuals by the United States government and others is either wise or
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justified. The world-wide UFO phenomenon is hardly a secret. For example,
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over 20 million Americans claim to have seen a UFO. Beyond this, a not
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inconsequential number of individuals have had direct contact with the EBEs
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piloting these craft. While the actual craft and technology must be protected
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from an ill-times disclosure or application, this does not mean that the
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entire phenomenon should be covered up indefinitely. In short, our
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government and others must continue to strictly secure technological
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aspects of this phenomenon, but cease the debunking and harrassment of
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individuals and groups investigating ETI generally since it is morally
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reprehensible to so so, and such actions only serve to further erode public
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trust and confidence in government generally. The majority of educated
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individuals accept the idea that UFOs are real and represent extraterrestial
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vehicles, and little is gained by this policy of total secrecy, silence and
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debunking. A wiser course would be to immediately stop harrassment and
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intervention. Then, gradually cease the denials and cover-up of sightings
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and then gradually begin open disclosure and cooperation with civilian
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groups, institutions and individuals. Failure to do this not only diminishes
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the governments credibility, but also creates a situation wherein a singularly
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undeniable ETI event could be revealed to a relatively unprepared world. While
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maintaining the strictest security for technology related matters, it is time
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for a more open policy towards UFOs/ETI generally, and it is in the long term
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best interests of both the U.S. and the world to do so.
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This policy will work so long as we do not aspire to unilaterally acquire,
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develop or apply ETI technology. Unfortunately, if a number of rumors are true,
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our government in the U.S. may already be attempting to reverse-engineer this
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technology from captured craft. We can only hope that this research is
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restricted to theoretical physics, general principles and the basic sciences,
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and is not geared towards the significant application of this technology at
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this time...
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Beyond all this, it is unlikely that the extraterrestial beings responsible for
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this technology would permit its deployment prior to the establishing of an
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international peace and the world transition to non-aggression since to do so
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would also threaten ETI security. The full acquisition of this technology
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would permit humans to reach ETI home bases or planets, and given human
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tendencies towards war-making and exploitation, I doubt very seriously that
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this would be at all permitted.
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As director of a private project developing protocols for bilateral
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communication with ETI, I am frequently asked the theoretical question of
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what we would do if we were offered the full knowledge behind the ET
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technology. Our firm position at this time is that we do not want it, nor
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would we accept it, unless it clearly has no possible destructive
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potential. CSETI has determined that this policy is the only safe one to
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persue and has formally integrated it into our principles. To those
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yearning for the peaceful applications of this technology, the admonition
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'the road to hell is paved with good intentions' is apt here. While we share
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the desire to see the world free from pollution, energy shortages, poverty
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and hunger, this technology is a double edged sword that requires skill and
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wisdom for its handling. But significant work must first be done on the
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issues of world collective security and non-aggression before such skill and
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wisdom is possessed by the world.
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THE IMPERATIVE OF WORLD PEACE
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Indeed, the determining factor in not only extraterrestial technology
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transfer, but also more open extraterrestial contact and communication - not
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to mention government disclosure - is the all important question of world
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peace and the establishing of a just, effective and representative
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government. Those who desire an increase in both government and extraterrestial
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openness need to be supporters of such a world peace and world government,
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because this alone can ensure the peaceful and wise use of these advanced
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technologies for the benefit of the entire world. The world cannot long
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afford the continued disunity of its peoples, nor the endless wars and
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exploitation among nations. World fragmentation and conflict precludes not only
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the transfer and peaceful application of this technology, but it prevents the
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development of a meaningful and mutually beneficial relationship with the
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extraterrestial civilizations themselves. Humanity is indeed one family but
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our violent internecine squabbles certainly prevent an optimal interaction
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between this family and the extraterrestial beings currently visiting earth.
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Only when we have attained to a lasting international peace enforced by a
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just and representative world government can we safely apply advanced ET
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technology. International borders must be secured and non-aggression
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assured by a pact among all the world's nations. Any aggression by one
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country against another must be met with overwhelming resistance by every
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other nation on earth. National arsenals must be reduced to only those
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needed to secure a nation's borders, and not be allowed to swell to
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offensive proportions. Once this world security is in place, then and only
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then can we speak of safely applying advanced ET technology for the benefit
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of all mankind. Within the next 10-15 years we will see such a world peace
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and world government established, and this singular and inevitable event in
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human history will in time permit the release of an amazing and progressive
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power in the world. For everything there is a time, and indeed the maturation
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of the world into a true world civilization is the event which will provide
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the time for significant extraterrestial technology transfer and
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communication.
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Aside from these considerations, there is the question of developing a
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sound and peace-oriented philosophical framework for the human/ETI
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relationship. That is, how do we view ET peoples? What is the basis for
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a positive future relationship? And what are our motives? Viewing these
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beings as eithe threats or as sources for acquiring new technology is
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indeed a very shaky and poor basis for a relationship! Scheming and
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grasping for the acquisition of 'someone else's technology' is hardly
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the path towards a friendly and mutually agreeable relationship. We can
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safely assume that motives in this direction are quite transperent to these
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beings and do not rebound to the overall health of a relationship. We are
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deluded if we think that we can surreptitiosly or unilaterally develop and
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deploy ETI technology, especially if the primary motivation is for military
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applications. Such motives and actions are doomed to failure, if not
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disaster.
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A healthier basis for this relationship is one based on peaceful mutual
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interests, cooperation and consultation. Agreement, not aggression, is
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required. Let us aspire towards sharing rather than suspicion, and peace
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rather than hostility. The choice is ours. May we arise to a destiny which
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is at once near and inevitable.
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