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Space governance (Article)

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Long Run Space Settlement and Arms Control

Nations will discount future gains more steeply than humanity should over all. We have very little idea about what kind of future on earth or in space wold be best. Embarking on ambitious projects in space might lock in decisions that turn out to be misguided, plausibly. Humanity's long run future in space might become a kind of uncoordinated free for all where the most expansions groups eventually dominate. This kind of fragmented future could be harder to escape from than to enter into.

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