🧵 If Mars was just like Earth
Anonymous at Sun, 12 May 2024 15:07:50 UTC No. 16172386
Assume there would be other human-like race, technically same level as humans are now. I would like to think, that we would both have awareness of each others and maybe we would even developed a way to communicate with them and translate their language by now. But would we have met them? Would we have transplanetar transportation? Would we have Earth's defence force against them?
Anonymous at Sun, 12 May 2024 15:16:28 UTC No. 16172399
It can take a maximum of 42 minutes to send and receive communication from Mars. And if Mars is behind the sun it may take longer because you will have to use a repeater station located in a place visible to both planets.
This is incompatible with current defense strategies.
An opponent could launch a kill vehicle and leave us with no time to react.
Therefore the first goal of any military strategist would be placing fully autonomous and independent military installations near the other planet.
They would have the full authority of their nation to conduct apocalyptic warfare without communication from home.
It would soon become the situation we find ourselves in now, with nuclear weapons ready to deploy within an hour and destroy all life everywhere on a hair trigger.
After the installation of these military stations peace can finally be obtained through a game theoretical optimum for both players.
Barkon at Sun, 12 May 2024 15:17:14 UTC No. 16172400
>>16172399
Good point broseph, lucky you got me.
Anonymous at Sun, 12 May 2024 15:17:54 UTC No. 16172401
>>16172400
Barkon you bloody bitch bastard.