I may have lost the round, but not the debate
Hello Mark -
I don't know if its self control, so much as simply my acceptance of denial behaviours by others.
Please note the recent letter to the Australian government, collectively signed by a large number of the world's NEO experts.
While it is far from likely that you yourself will ever be able to concede, others may be able to properly conclude that I won this debate over the propriety of NEO scientists commenting on the actions of governments of which they are not citizens of.
Simply as a consequence of the parameters of the problem, the NEO search will have to be international in nature. And thus the actions of those participating in it will always have an international aspect as well.
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