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It was in the wiki article Mucus pointed to. It originally comes from one of JMS's numerous postings.
[quore]"Yes, this is the primary jumpgate for Earth. It's positioned at Io (most of the base is actually in orbit outside Io, some of it on the surface, as we showed in "Chrysalis") to keep Earth a bit safer by removing it some distance, and because putting it near the huge energy field of Jupiter makes it more difficult for weapons to target it from a distance. It's mainly a tactical decision."
-- posted by J. Michael Straczynski (JMS) on America Online 96-03-27 04:20:09 [/quote]
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