Question 1 on "Venus and the Ark"

I have to disagree with Ashu's interpretation on the purpose of lines 27-29 and the way Sexton narrates them. Rather than being willfully ignorant of the incredible discovery of green life on Venus, the Ph.D.'s continent and the world acknowledges its existence. The finding was spread throughout the world by all of the technology used in communication in the modern world. However, the reaction was where Sexton made a statement about humanity's darker side. "Rival nations.. fired up their best atom blast", as they jealously wished to have a sense of power over this nation whose discovery had dwarfed any of theirs previously. Often, popular media is written and filmed on man's retaliation to loss of power - where humiliation turns into revenge. With such a loss, it is natural to wish to exert one back into a position of power in any way possible, and when this discovery of life gives its originating nation a commanding position on the path of the future, revenge is the answer for the rivals who have been humiliated so.