[Spaceships] [High-Tech] [Action] Cydonia Or Bust, TL8

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Originally Posted by Lord Carnifex

. . . It's not the policy of the U.S. armed forces to enlist people for suicide missions, but they may make an exception here. . .

1.) Why does the launching nation have to be the USA?

2.) If the survival of humanity requires this sacrifice why not use either a.) kamikaze volunteers? or b.) kamikaze foreign mercenaries? Might add some interesting non-combat conflict.

"Here's the deal. If you go on this one-way mission, your large family all get to become US citizens."

Some guys would take this option. Not saying it's right, but for the sake of argument, let's assume some folks in the US government are both cynical and manipulative enough to offer this deal. (I know it's a stretch, but I'd hope that the players would be willing to overlook the obvious impossibility of this.)