UFO's and Defense What Should we Prepare For

Ipoliticians and the vast majority of members of the intelligentsia state that humanity has
better things to do than to chase such rainbows.
I7.2 Why this Resistance?
7.2.l On the Part of Scientists (from Scientists) I
Given an official attitude ofcontempt, and in view of the fear of being likened to the
activists from "saucerist" sects and the "lunatic fringe," the vast majority of scientists, Ieven though they may be interested, quite obviously hesitate to tackle such a heretical
problem and naturally do not wish to call their reputation, career, and the funding of their
research into question (cf. Appendix 2, "Astronomers' Sightings"). This being the case, Ithere appear, upon analysis, to be other, deeper reasons.
A general school of thought has existed for close to two centuries that tends to dismiss
the idea that terrestrial phenomena could be influenced from the outside. IAt the start, this was a positive, rational, and creative reaction to ancient beliefs.
Compared with ancient times, modem science has, in fact, advanced by eliminating the
gods. It would seem counterproductive and incongruous to bring them back in other
forms.
The idea prevails in almost all minds that man is master of the earth and, by extension,
of the immediate cosmic vicinity, that _he is the best nature can produce in this small comer
of the galaxy, and that he alone remains the controller of his destiny. Various American
philosophers have termed this concept "anthropocentric humanism. "
To admit that intelligent [beings], which are not only outside [our planet] but are also
superior due to their scientific and technological knowledge, could have interfered or
might continue to interfere in our affairs, in our domain, or in proximity to it, is considered
by many to be frightening and unacceptable, because admitting it would cause the collapse Iof the framework of comfortable thoughts ofanthropocentric humanism.
Moreover, in some disciplines such as physics, the risk run is to find oneself confronted
with a science that is more advanced by several centuries, milleniums, or even more. IOur own concepts could literally appear infantile, which would completely demobilize
the researchers who employ them.
It is clear that under the hypothesis that the existence of UFOs of extraterrestrial origin Iis proven, there is a risk that not only the position of the intellectual authorities but, quite
simply, the social position of the scientific elite would be considerably compromised. This
is, furthermore, what happened each time that groups or nations found themselves in Icontact with a more developed human civilization, with the notable exception of Japan in
the Meiji period, which it would be advisable to look into.
One can understand that advancing knowledge of the UFO phenomenon, at the risk of Isucceeding, would not necessarily be a thrilling prospect for a number·of scientists, who
thus might not really want to lend a hand in this effort.
I7.2.2 On the Part of Politicians
7.2.2.1 With a few rare exceptions (President Jimmy Carter, Senator Barry M. IGoldwater), the majority of politicians have almost always displayed a very skeptical and
most often ironjc attitude regarding the question. However, some have had a more
positive attitude. I·The best known allusions to the possible existence of extraterrestrials and to the
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