Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1715017 | Acta Astronautica | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Would ETIs attack humanity preventively, before we could be a threat to them? ⺠Practical problems of interstellar preventive strike are discussed. ⺠Even simple interstellar probes could work as retaliatory deterrent. ⺠Preventive strike turns out to be a high-risk gamble for the attacker.
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Authors
Janne M. Korhonen,