Sweet! I'm pretty sure Arty would be interested in conquering the world in various propagandish (is that a word) and bloody ways. Just as long as he doesn't try to seize control of the AAR project himself or something. You never know what he's thinking.

I don't think building a colony on the moon is a great idea. The moon has no atmosphere or suitable conditions to live in and it's too small to carry an atmosphere anyway, so terraforming it is useless.