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Subject: Why nuke planets?
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Date: Wed, 11-Jan-84 21:13:58 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 11 21:13:58 1984
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From:  Anthony J. Courtemanche <AC%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA>

I hope I do not sound like I'm flaming but I am a bit concerned with
this talk of significantly altering our solar system.

What gives us the right to nuke Venus or any other planet or moon in
the hopes that it will make it habitable?  We have done much to
destroy Terra's ecology, so now we must work on other places??!! It
seems to me that until Mankind learns to be responsible enough to take
care of his own planet, he should lay off trying to change other
planets to suit his needs.


					Anthony
					ac@mit-oz
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