So you claim that a many-stranded argument can be reduced only to its "basic argument" and argue against that. The letter SPECIFICALLY states two cases that don

So you claim that a many-stranded argument can be reduced only to its "basic argument" and argue against that. The letter SPECIFICALLY states two cases that don't fall within your "basic argument", viz: - Technological breakthroughs that specifically pertain to space, i.e. survey satellites. - Breakthroughs in international co-operation driven by space travel bringing a scope to the world far beyond national boundaries.