[META] [RFC] Militarization around the 2022 period

[HRogge]

The "only at an authorized Shipyard" would make this an absolute "when hell freeze over" thing for CI.

Even if Jenga is named as one of those half-dozen other shipyards?

Yes, even then...

first of course, at the time when this "authorized shipyards" are chosen, Jenga is a floating building site of a few metal containers...
second, CI would say that Handwavium has always been a way to make a dream come through... and now you want to say people "dream somewhere else please?"
third, mandatory shipyards will just push all kinds of Mads, Sparks and engineers to build hidden shipyards.

If we go through the "control visits by trusted other parties", GJ can get a look at the "shipyards" of everyone anyways... and might even give a few tips how to make them more secure against accidents and robbery (which is more important for military construction).

As an example, do the possible dual-use consequences of anti-matter mean that comes under heavy restriction?

As a hard-tech power source, if you can deal with the gamma radiation issues, and have solved the handling safety issues, Iain M. Banks "Culture" series show how it can be so very useful...

I don't think there is a reasonable way for civil use of antimatter... the dangers and overhead (for containing it) is just too large... just go "fusion bomb" if you need to.

As I understand it, the Convention has jurisdiction in the Solar System, not including Earth. People who want to live away from its rules can move to another system, just like they moved to another planet before the Convention was formed. See The Notebooks of Lazarus Long for an appropriate quote here.

I disagree with this... the Convention forms a larger consensus about things that concern every Fen... a persons freedom hits a barrier the moment it begins to endanger the freedom of other people. Still, this "Conventions owns the solar system" sounds like a reason for an eternal guerilla war. There will be tons of Fen that will say "this rock is MY home".

Lets focus on some social engineering and peer pressure, not on hard rules and cops/military kicking down doors...

I think most Fen are reasonable to see the advantage to keep the military stuff from going out of control.