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Who will speak for earth? Possible structures for shaping a response to a signal detected from an extraterrestrial civilization
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Who will speak for earth? Possible structures for shaping a response to a signal detected from an extraterrestrial civilization

Donald Goldsmith
Acta astronautica, v 21(2), pp 149-151
01 Feb 1990

Abstract

I propose that the IAF and the International Astronomical Union establish a joint committee that will create a reply message to respond to a confirmed extraterrestrial signal. The goal of this committee will be to reach a consensus among the international intellectual community as to the contents of such a reply. If this reply message exists before a signal is detected, it will deflect pressure to send non-international replies and will focus attention on the desirability of having the Earth speak with one voice to our neighbor civilizations.

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