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When, and if, we land on another planet with "intelligent" life, we need to know if this life is advanced in technology--are they peaceful seeming, or do they possess defensive mechanisms with the potential to harm humans.
Originally posted by benjj
What if (in a few years) when man first lands on Mars/another planet of your choice, we find another civilisation? Unless they had been here secretively they would consider US the amazing technological race that might need to be thwarted. Also, what if we found untapped resources of oil/minerals/precious metals etc, that sureley would be too much for Tony Blair and Dubya, they might just kick the hell out of the aliens and pinch all the resources!
What do you think?
Ben