From Steve Pickering
You quote Wernher von Braun in Feedback (1 March), who argued that space exploration would become a means for human advancement, as “wars, which had somewhat similar ‘rallying’ effects, are no longer feasible”. If we accept that the UK doesn’t really need a nuclear weapons programme, but does need good jobs for talented scientists and engineers, could the same money and talent pool now working on nuclear arms be used to create a crewed space programme for the country instead?
Kobe, Japan
