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“First contact” protocols should be drafted through inclusive, multidisciplinary, and internationally representative processes under established global forums (e.g., the United Nations, IAA, and scientific bodies). Stakeholder input must include astronomers, astrobiologists, ethicists, legal experts, indigenous and civil society voices, and policymakers to ensure culturally sensitive, scientifically informed guidelines. A multilayered protocol would address detection verification, public communication, non-provocative messaging principles, and emergency response, with transparent roles for verification (scientific networks), decision-making (international panels with predefined triggers), and public disclosure. Execution should avoid unilateral announcements or actions by any single actor; instead, mechanisms for collaborative verification and measured communication minimize panic, misinformation,

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