Tag Archives: Deterrence

MAD with Aliens? Interstellar deterrence and its implications

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Previously, I made the case why space aliens, or ETIs (short for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligences) would probably not exterminate humanity out of fear of future competition from us, because a) interstellar warfare either is an uncertain business at best, or, b) … Continue reading →

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Would E.Ts try to kill us off? (Nope. They’d be deterred.)

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

There has been some debate in the sciencey & science fictionish circles about whether searching for and contacting extra-terrestrial aliens is really such a great idea. No less a luminary than Stephen Hawking recently warned the humanity about the possible dangers … Continue reading →

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