We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers. We kn…

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We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers. We know who speaks for the nations. But who speaks for the human species? Who speaks for Earth? ✨ Carl Sagan (2011). Cosmos, p.357, Ballantine Books
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