On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 3:45 AM,  <xxxxxx@shadowgard.com> wrote:

> As such, they could be a *real* shock to folks trying to move in on a
> "lower tech" world.

Niven's Kzinti telepaths being certain that the pacifist humans had
lots of ships, but no weapons.

Except for really big fusion drive, which weren't "weapons" until you
point the radioactive exhaust at something.....

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