Pretty sure Hadden was contracted on both machines. So the resources were just hidden in plain site. It was kept out of the public eye more than truly being secret.Guardsman Bass wrote:The secrecy around the Japanese project was never realistic, either. Considering how massive and expensive the first Machine was, it's going to be very noticeable that they're building a second one in Japan.
Carl Sagan's Contact and the 2000 election
Moderator: NecronLord
Re: Carl Sagan's Contact and the 2000 election
"If the facts are on your side, pound on the facts. If the law is on your side, pound on the law. If neither is on your side, pound on the table."
"The captain claimed our people violated a 4,000 year old treaty forbidding us to develop hyperspace technology. Extermination of our planet was the consequence. The subject did not survive interrogation."
"The captain claimed our people violated a 4,000 year old treaty forbidding us to develop hyperspace technology. Extermination of our planet was the consequence. The subject did not survive interrogation."