Autodestruct

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Name :	Autodestruct [1]

A procedure built into Federation Starships which allows them to destroy themselves in order to prevent capture. [2] Some autodestruct modes detonate explosive devices within the ship, [3] while others bring all of the antimatter fuel into contact with matter simultaneously. This mode is more than sufficient to completely vaporize the largest vessels. [4] Most vessels require both the Captain and one or more senior officers to agree in order to engage the autodestruct feature. [3]

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TOS	1	Where No Man Has Gone Before
2	TOS	3	Let that be Your Last Battlefield
3			Star Trek III : The Search for Spock
4	TOS	2	The Deadly Years

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Last updated : 1 Jan 1970

Series :	TOS Season 1
Episode :	Where No Man Has Gone Before

Series :	TOS Season 3
Episode :	Let that be Your Last Battlefield

Series :	TOS Season 2
Episode :	The Deadly Years