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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 7916172" data-attributes="member: 8835">That makes it easier to keep communities together.&nbsp; Sure, a few mixups are going to happen, but the squadron shows up, and we slurp up everybody in Alaska and take them to Planet X, return, and get Washington state, and lather, rinse repeat.&nbsp; It's not like escaping Europe during WW2 in dribs and drabs by any means necessary.Though at a million at a time, it's going to take 350 trips to scoop up everybody in America (based on last known population size I am aware of and not actual facts).It's not a trivial operation.&nbsp; And once the Federation halts the project, it will turn into a cluster-smurf as everybody in dribs and drabs tries to escape by any means necessary.I have no idea how bad it would be for us if Alpha Centauri blew and the blast traveled at .1c, but 40 years from now there could rocks, radiation, emp, who knows what Umbran will tell us.&nbsp; I imagine he'd have a better guestimate of speed so we could see if piddling around for 14 years like Starfleet would be ok.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 7916172, member: 8835"] That makes it easier to keep communities together. Sure, a few mixups are going to happen, but the squadron shows up, and we slurp up everybody in Alaska and take them to Planet X, return, and get Washington state, and lather, rinse repeat. It's not like escaping Europe during WW2 in dribs and drabs by any means necessary. Though at a million at a time, it's going to take 350 trips to scoop up everybody in America (based on last known population size I am aware of and not actual facts). It's not a trivial operation. And once the Federation halts the project, it will turn into a cluster-smurf as everybody in dribs and drabs tries to escape by any means necessary. I have no idea how bad it would be for us if Alpha Centauri blew and the blast traveled at .1c, but 40 years from now there could rocks, radiation, emp, who knows what Umbran will tell us. I imagine he'd have a better guestimate of speed so we could see if piddling around for 14 years like Starfleet would be ok. [/QUOTE]

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