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Originally Posted by sir_pudding
Yeah, but then we are back to the "abstract space-faring civilization" that the OP isn't asking about. The political status quo of Earth as it is simply doesn't care about space travel and is pathologically afraid of nuclear reactors.
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That was meant as a quip. With a sufficiently powerful reaction drive, you can just hold the earth hostage and crown yourself Emperor Pudding I, then make whatever rules you want. Though I suppose a Pudding Regime would want to consolidate its position by immediately outlawing good reaction drives. So the point stands.