Given their track record with environmental pollution, rare earth toxic wastes, and exploitation of human resources, I cannot have much confidence in their restraint to avoid dropping a rock on someone's head and denying responsibility. The Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations were concerned about who had the High Ground, which sparked the race to the Moon and more than a few science fiction stories. Look who just conceded the High Ground after all of that expense and effort.
Again, we can look to the history of ‘The Old World’. The British Empire was built with knowledge gained from exploration and education. The British Empire ‘conceded the High Ground’ and embraced socialism. Look where it is today. On our current course, that’s where we are headed.