Re: GZG FH: Blue water navy.

i wrote: 

>anyway; i'm not sure that ocean-going ships will wane in
> importance

to which john atkins replied:

>On Earth, where you have an incredibly vast >concentration of wealth 
>generated by trade among two major land masses and a >whole host of 
>minor ones, where dinky little islands are host to >superpowers, and so

>forth, yes ships will be important economic assets.  >BUT, only on 
>Earth.

why can't this be true offworld? if there are balkanised
 planets (which is not certain; it depends on your 
universe), then sea trade may be as vital as it is here.
 on those planets, without the un looking over
 everyone's shoulders, there may well be planetary
 conflicts.

Tom

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