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