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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Uses of Space - (nf)
Message-ID: <422@pyuxa.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Dec-83 14:15:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  7 14:15:13 1983
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Why do some people wear blinders when they read articles on this medium?
Nobody is advocating the militarization of space.  What is being said
is that now that we have the technology, why not use it to the betterment
of all mankind on this big blue rock.  Discover new resources on the moon,
develop new technologies, do something other than sit here and squabble
about politics and ideologies.  Invite the Russians to participate, I
don't care.  The point is is that we had better get started now, and in
a big way, before its too late.  Why do we have to settle each and
every little question before making a move, can't we work it out as
we go along?  That's how most of you program isn't it?

Good God, here we are with resource shortages peeking over the hill
and resources are out there, available for the taking and sharing.
Perhaps we would even discover a way to use nuclear warheads in some
kind of propulsion system, thus reducing that problem to where it
should be.  We will never know until we put people to work to
find solutions to problems.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

		T. C. Wheeler
		(Space Cadet - 3rd Class)