At Secretary Yang's question, Lu Zhou paused briefly, then said with a smile.
"If they want to get involved, let them. Do you really need to ask me about that?"
Secretary Yang asked solemnly, "But what about confidentiality?"
Lu Zhou shook his head and continued.
"There's no need to be so nervous. The Spark Plan isn't like the STAR-2 project. There aren't really any secrets involved. Besides, we have no experience in this area. With help from international organizations, a lot of problems would become much easier for us to solve."
Back then, aside from producing a host of advanced technologies such as temperature control systems and warning humanity that "there is only one Earth," Biosphere 2 had also trained a large number of outstanding researchers in ecology and biology.
Although Biosphere 2 had ultimately failed, the lessons from that failure were invaluable to those who followed.
Especially given the persistent calls over the years to build Biosphere 3, there was every reason to believe that these "failures" had already learned from their past mistakes and were ready to tackle this scientific challenge concerning humanity's future once again. In that case, the Spark Plan had absolutely no reason to shut out such talented people.
Even if there was a risk that intelligence operatives from other countries might slip in among them, all those risks were manageable.
Secretary Yang rubbed his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "You mean we should let those international researchers get involved too?"
Lu Zhou nodded. "I strongly recommend it. And not just the Spark Plan. Many projects, including those in our Moon Landing Program, could involve cooperation with the international community, as long as they don't touch on core technologies."
For one thing, this could ease neighboring countries' suspicions about Hua Nation's vigorous