Post #2790652
2026-04-12 09:50 UTC
@PoLaRobs@fediscience.org We know what the justification is - "gotta get there before the Chinese."
(*Why* the USA gotta get there before the Chinese is the bit that isn't explained.)
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@Pepijn@mastodon.online 2026-04-12 11:15
>Why* the USA gotta get there before the Chinese is the bit that isn't explained. To distract their own population from the fact their empire is decaying? @TimWardCam@c.im @PoLaRobs@fediscience.org
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@SoftwareTheron@mas.to 2026-04-12 11:22
@TimWardCam@c.im @PoLaRobs@fediscience.org To ensure that they don't wind up as a poor country with a stupendous military and *nothing else*. Hammer, nail. (They're getting there.)
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@PoLaRobs@fediscience.org 2026-04-12 12:42
@TimWardCam@c.im The strange thing is that this line of reasoning doesn't seem to be working for polar science, which is needed to inform us about a range of threats we need to understand better to plan adaptation for a resilient future.