Posted by Natasha Bell on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Why-is-SHADO-entirely-defensive-tp1503313p1503355.html

--- In [hidden email], "davrecon" <davrecon@n...> wrote:

> At the least, we would need a whole heck of a lot more forward
> reconniassance done on their whole homeworld situation than we did
with that
> pitiful little probe in "Close Up". We're talking about years of
> intelligence gathering.

Yes, that is true. And still better than sitting around, doing
nothing, worring what to do next while Alien monsters are harvesting
our organs.


>
> Next, you've got to face the simple and brutal fact that we'd
be facing
> a star traveling civilization immensely beyond our own
capabilities, given
> that they routinely make the trip, and we only made it once, in
some still
> inexplicable way.


That they are coming from beyond the Solar System is all assumption
and speculation actually. I watched "Close-Up" last night as I
couldn't sleep once again. The probe is to follow the Alien craft
all the way back to its origin. Okay, fine. No where did it say
where this origin was.

I speculate that the Aliens do have Starflight capability, but only
in a very limited way... I will post later on the subject once I
think about it some more. But I think what is attacking Earth is
coming actually from within the Solar System. Jupiter and Saturn
have moons that could be considered planets themselves. The
sssumption of an Alien base there is supported by the relatively
short flight duration of the probe and the short time it took to get
the data back to Earth.


>
> It is better for us to deal with them in their "calm" state
here on our
> own turf, picking off their occasional hunting parties, rather
than "awaken
> the sleeping dragon" just yet, before we've done enough of the
necessary
> homework to handle the consequences that would result.


If in fact it is an outpost. Destroying it will end the threat for
the time being. If they are flying in from other starsystems, then
it is more difficult.
>


> The biological approach is probably the best over the nuclear.
> Transporting thousands of pounds of biological agent over stellar
distances
> is infinitly preferable to moving thousands of tons of nuclear
armaments
> that same distance. Bio agents might also be able to be
specifically
> tailored to hit only the alien species and miss the rest of the
planet's
> life forms.....

Sorry, the luxury of being selective is only avalible to those who
have great superiority. Earth is not in a position of superiority
here, with the possible exception of quantative superiority.
However, given the demonstrated superiority in propulsion
demonstrated, the Aliens seem lacking in much else. In fact, I
would speculate that they are perhaps only a decade or more advanced
in fields of weaponary, medicine, etc.


>
> But then, those guys are pretty well advanced medically, they
might be
> able to antidote it within the first hours after we release
it.....After
> all, highly advance civilzation beyond our own.....


If they were so advanced medically, they would have been able to
cure what is wrong with them. Through cloning, medicines, or other
means. This would have been far less risky than organ harvasting on
a species that is known for violence and bad tempers.


>
> Looks like you've got your work cut out for you Agent
Tashabelle ; )


Thanks Dave... I will keep working on it ;-)


James,

Specifically to your post about collateral damage. Sorry, when the
safty of the species is at stake - it doesn't apply. If it is me or
them - I choose me. If it is James, Dave, or any one else on the
planet that is Human against an Alien - the alien will loose every
time. If it means wiping out their entire species, much like the
Xindi are trying to do with Earth on Enterprise, I will be the first
proponent for genocide, as it is cosmic Darwanism.

Hugs,
Tasha :-)