Why was the Weapon Platform in Antarctica needed?

[Mc Hank]

Why was the Weapon Platform in Antarctica needed? before i get attacked with people saying it was for planetary defence, who was it defending against. did the Ancients have any enemies in the Milky Way. the Goa'uld were still swimming around on P3x-888. the Nox, Asgard and Furlings were their allies. who else would have posed a threat to the Ancients. the Ori didn't know were they were.

could it be standard procedure to set up defense on all Ancient worlds. if so should every planet have some sort of drone weapons storage. then you would have an unlimited supply of drones just waiting to be found along with Possible ZPM's.

[ha'tak_]

well the ori did not know were they went but the ancient knew the ori was out there so it had to be ready if the ori would find them

[Ziel]

Here's a few possibities:

1)The Ancients were paranoid that the Ori would find them.

2)The realised that the Goa'uld would/could become a problem.

3)So their descentants would be protected when they evolved enough

4)In case they made a few enemies.

[Dodgified]

I think Ziel got it right.
i doubt they were paranoid.
i just think the ancients were smart enough to be better safe then sorry sort of thing.
it's better to have the defences with no enemies just in case!

[Ziel]

Thanks for the thumbs up.

[Crazy Tom]

Like the chick from AVP said: "Better to have it and not need it, than need it nad not have it."

[VSHARMA]

Like the chick from AVP said: "Better to have it and not need it, than need it nad not have it."

Just like a Condom

[Nemises]

Just like a Condom

tell that to the asgard

[Ziel]

tell that to the asgard

Talk about being cruel, lol.

[SavetheGate]

Maybe it was just incase they ever did get attacked. Countries build defenses even when they don't think they will get attacked.

[Ziel]

Maybe it was just incase they ever did get attacked. Countries build defenses even when they don't think they will get attacked.

Thats already been mentioned and I still agree, better to be safe than sorry.

[Splitsecond]

Maybe it was just incase they ever did get attacked. Countries build defenses even when they don't think they will get attacked.

See Sweden and Switzerland for evidence of unneeded military build-up.

I would like to note that I don't think we've been told when the Antarctic chair was built. I would guess it was before Atlantis left and was a docking port for Atlantis, but it may have been later than that.

The chair probably did more than fire weapons. Weapons can be used for a lot more than warfare, it could have been used to stop asteroids. It should also be noted that they only needed one chair in a small room with one ZPM in order to protect a whole planet, to not build it would be like turning down the offer of a small pebble that can stop fires anywhere in your house.

[tjoflojt]

See Sweden and Switzerland for evidence of unneeded military build-up.

ok... WTF?! our defense has been doing nothing but shrinking for the last 20 years or so...

[Splitsecond]

It's relatively massive compared to Britain though, you even have stealth warships. When was the last time that Sweden needed an armed forces?

[tjoflojt]

eum... 17h century? no, but 19th.