Time to build the defenses
I've been discussing things along these lines for years with people. In order to beat the 'Captain Cook and the South-Sea Islanders' syndrome we, as a planet, need to not only get our planetary defenses up pronto, but the get 'out there' as fast as possible to mark out and defend our territory. At a very minimum that would include our solar system as far as the periphery of the Oort Cloud.
Time to stop bickering amongst ourself and start pointing those nukes outwards where they might at least be useful.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
