Re: [GZG] Re: Was FTL, now FTL comms

John Atkinson wrote:
> Here's the problem.
> 
> In history, where nations were large enough and comms primitive enough
> for there to be a significant time lag, local commanders had a LOT of
> leeway.  In some cases, as of certain times and places in the British
> Empire, the local officials could provoke a war, fight it, and impose
> peace terms before the central government could figure out precisely
> what was happening.

	This is a problem for SF authors as well.
	http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3ac.html
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