(IMPORTANT: I’m assuming that Sobchak’s potential is roughly unremarkable, with equal capacity for agricultural or mining efforts. But then I thought about the joke that has become Nimbus III (NEVER ASK ABOUT NIMBUS III!), and I decided I know better.

I should mention that I briefly considered planting my colony close to the Klingons instead, establishing a kind of dual settlement that could become one city (kinda like Minneapolis/St. However, if the Klingons haven’t set up shop yet, then we’ll take the best fertile land that’s also closest to the biggest mineral deposits. But as a result, the Federation colony will be established as far away from the Klingon colony (if it’s already been established) as possible. They’ll move in some strip-mining operations, and probably what they would consider a large population, to try to play the numbers game. In contrast, the Klingons are most likely to see Sobchak’s as a ball of resources waiting to be consumed as fast as possible. Some mining facilities will be established, but in an environmentally-neutral fashion that will leave as little impact as possible on the overall ecosphere. With a much greater population, the Federation can afford to move in larger numbers of people to lay claim to the planet, and with the focus on agriculture, establish a case for the Federation’s greatest strengths: sustainable development. Therefore, the primary goal of colonization of Sobchak’s will be for agricultural and settlement purposes. Although it’s possible that there’s the potential for some kind of peaceful coexistence on Sobchak’s Planet, the risk is far too great, for the moment, to give the Klingons too much breathing room. I suggested it specifically to thumb my nose at the FASA timeline.) Therefore, the Federation’s primary goal - in the past, anyway - has been to deny vital resources to the Klingons and to block potential avenues of expansion. I’m going to base my responses heavily on Masao’s version of TOS political history, specifically the events and causes of the Four Days’ War from “Errand of Mercy” (I just love that name. However, despite this peaceful interlude, we can’t afford to let our guard down, because given the opportunity, the Klingons would very much love to take the offensive again. Settlement issues, under the auspices of the Organian Peace Treaty (OPT) have helped the two antagonists avoid most major points of conflict. Each side periodically complains and blusters about various issues, and there may be a minor skirmish here and there, but there’s no major flash points.

Considering the current time period, it seems that there’s a grudging peace established between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

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