Origins of the Post-Detection Protocol: The 1989 SETI Declaration, Cold War Context, and International Governance

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A 1989 protocol by the SETI Committee of the International Academy of Astronautics set out verification, coordination, and communication steps after a potential extraterrestrial signal, influenced by Cold War tensions and a Soviet false alarm, and presented as a December 2021 Zoom seminar recording.

The Origins of the Post Detection Protocol
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The Origins of the Post Detection Protocol

Rebecca Charbonneau December 9, 2021 Zoom Recording Abstract: In 1989, the SETI Committee of the International Academy of Astronautics established its first post-detection protocol, the “Declaratio…