If aliens contact humanity, who decides what we do next?

down the corridor. If there is consensus that the signal is legit, researchers should inform the public and the secretary general of the UN.

“After the initial announcement, we’d be looking at societal impact, information dissemination, the media, the impact on religions and belief systems, the potential for disinformation, what analytical capabilities we’ll need, and much more: having strategies in place, being transparent with everything we’ve discovered – what we know and what we do not know,” says Elliott.

Another major objective is to encourage serious engagement from the UN, perhaps the only global body with the clout to coordinate Earth’s handling of a message, and in particular any response. The vast distances between stars mean conversations might need to take place over generations. And that is assuming the civilisation has not gone extinct in the time it has taken the message to reach us.

The prospect of sending any response has drawn criticism from some quarters. Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge cosmologist, warned in 2016 that humanity’s first contact with an advanced civilisation could mirror what happened when Native Americans encountered Christopher Columbus, whichMichio Kaku, a professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New York, said reaching out to aliens “would be the biggest mistake in human history”.

NATO for sure.

Get’m Greta😂😂😂!!!🙏GretaThunberg

Give it to Dutton Sky News is telling us he's the man to keep us safe

Albo. Only after he’s taken a photo opportunity.

Well they can't come in unless they're Vaccinated...

Dan andrews. Isn’t it obvious.

The first one who sees. Them..

The President of the World.

Oh, and if God did exist, that's why he broke up with you and left you and is not coming back to you, humans are toxic and not worth being a relationship with, gods moved on with the aliens and is much happier, he is in a better place mentally and physically now...haha!

Lol,aliens would want nothing to do with humans,imagine a species far more superior to humans watching human behaviour,watching humans raping/killing children,drugged/drunk,lieing cheating,stealing,selfish craving beauty/fame,greedy rich governments letting humans starve to death

Considering the ho-hum response from the public over the military confirming UFO’s I’d say the public are the least of concerns. Be concerned of governments, politicians, the UN, the military all jostling for control. Look at JFK’ death, every government dept assumed control.

ask them if they have an equal opportunity act

Who the fuck went to the trouble of creating a universe with people sitting on a planet in the middle of nowhere fighting each other and wondering if aliens exist?

The Liberal Party of Aus LOL... 🤣🤣🤣 If you can get them away from 'HOLDING A HOSE MATE'?

Klaus and Bill

Arni

Ever notice in their search for intelligent life in the universe that all the telescopes are pointed away from earth?

Perish the thought they would have to meet with the PM.

Governments obviously,,,,,with both the Military AND religion screaming in their faces,,,,both needing to shore up their power bases and justify their existences,,,,especially the latter.

Aliens are more than likely to seek out the Cetaceans first.

The obvious answer is Julian Assange. No politician can be trusted to give a truthful answer or to not attempt to screw an exclusive deal on power sharing.

Do not worry! If they hear SkyNews and read the Murdoch press, they will quickly move away from Earth.

Kim Jong-un.... obviously...

They already came, they saw Scott Morrison, they returned home in shock 😝

The Aliens will

Well, that question wasn’t on my personal radar until now!

Definetely not Trump or his supporters

Who says they will be friendly?

Since Merkel is no longer leader of the free world, I suggest we let Zelensky handle it.

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