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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Space Station, L5, and the Militarization of Space
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Date: Sat, 25-Jan-86 21:01:37 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 25 21:01:37 1986
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> > If we're going to hesitate about things because of possible military
> > applications, we might as well give up on technological civilization...
> 
> ...If space missions can only be achieved on "the coattails," as you say,
> of massive military programs like SDI, then I have sincere doubts...

Tsk, tsk, you are putting words in my mouth.  I did *not* say, and do *not*
believe, that space missions can be accomplished only on the coattails of
the military.  What I was criticizing was the ridiculous attitude that we
shouldn't build a space station because it might have military uses.

I am solidly in favor of a purely civilian space program.  As Clarke said,
nationalism should end at the stratosphere.  Unfortunately, that doesn't
look likely.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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