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If NASA is taking this seriously, should we also? Two NASA consultant have recently written a book entitled An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion. These guys are serious! Here is the summary according to Amazon.com:

This book describes a serious look at defending the planet in the event of an extra-terrestrial invasion. Travis Taylor, et al, have written the definitive book on the defense of earth against a potential alien incursion. Whatever your beliefs on the subject, and despite many of my own popular novels I am agnostic at best, the book also serves as an important primer on the potential future of warfare on every level. It is tightly grounded in current day realities of war and extrapolates thoughtfully but closely about future potentials. It should be on the reading list of anyone who is serious about national security and the future of war.

I have to admit that I was initially skeptical. I’m as much a War of the Worlds/Mars Attacks! kind of guy as anyone but I haven’t really spent a lot of time thinking about what I would do if a Klingon beamed into my living room and pointed a phaser at my head.

But, as I read through a preview of the book, I have to admit that I was intrigued by the premise. It is definitely not everyone’s cup of tea but it can be a very interesting read if you are willing to release your mind for a while.

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