CONFIDENTIAL_PROJECT: GOLIATH
Great.
While you’re at it, you should look into replacing as many of the cyborgs with clones as feasible. Clones work. Just remind the committee that they’re lighter and more adaptable and require less maintenance at around half the cost. I wouldn’t even anticipate much pushback over it. And add a provision for supplementary missions.
We must take every possible precaution to make sure that this mission cannot be misconstrued as military in nature. Not by our constituents and, more importantly, the people we are trying to help. If anyone has an issue with this, remind them that when the Marathon left for Tau Ceti, cyborgs were WEAPONS OF WAR. Full stop. They can argue all they want that cyborgs have expanded roles now, but that point is irrelevant to the people who left this system three hundred years ago.
If you feel like it, reassure the hawks that a larger security force can be sent along later if the committee deems it necessary. Then we can tie up their proposals indefinitely in subcommittees with concerns over the shifting scope of mission parameters and budgetary shortfalls.
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