The Borg and a preventive attack
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:02 am
I was thinking of a scenario like this one and and I thought it could be interesting ...:
a neutral planet with warp capability just beyond the Federation borders (but close enough to be within reach of Starfleet).
The Borg move to assimilate it, and the absurd thing is that the inhabitants themselves want to be assimilated, and therefore do not intend to offer any resistance.
(we can hypothesize a civilization similar to the Bynars that already use technological implants ...).
The assimilation of this planet would for the first time place a borg's power center in the alpha quadrant, so any new attack on the Federation could take place without the little warning that before you could have, and once assimilated the planet would become virtually impossible to attack from the fleet.
In such a situation ... would it be justifiable according to you for the trek's ethics, an attack and occupation of the planet by the Federation? or even the general order 24? (without inhabitants would lose a lot of its danger).
In my opinion we would be at the limit, but the alternative would be so dangerous that at least the occupation of the planet would be justifiable. The general order 24 only in case of imminent assimilation to avoid a comparison with the Borg that would probably be disastrous for Starfleet, would become an option.
a neutral planet with warp capability just beyond the Federation borders (but close enough to be within reach of Starfleet).
The Borg move to assimilate it, and the absurd thing is that the inhabitants themselves want to be assimilated, and therefore do not intend to offer any resistance.
(we can hypothesize a civilization similar to the Bynars that already use technological implants ...).
The assimilation of this planet would for the first time place a borg's power center in the alpha quadrant, so any new attack on the Federation could take place without the little warning that before you could have, and once assimilated the planet would become virtually impossible to attack from the fleet.
In such a situation ... would it be justifiable according to you for the trek's ethics, an attack and occupation of the planet by the Federation? or even the general order 24? (without inhabitants would lose a lot of its danger).
In my opinion we would be at the limit, but the alternative would be so dangerous that at least the occupation of the planet would be justifiable. The general order 24 only in case of imminent assimilation to avoid a comparison with the Borg that would probably be disastrous for Starfleet, would become an option.