A HCS General has told Cloneworld media that the Clone Space Missile (CSM) is not intended to attack targets on extraterrestrial planets (i.e. UNP/DDS targets) but is intended as a long-range counter strike against enemy warships. General Train said "CSM is intended as a survivable weapon that, should our fleet be compromised, can enable us to continue fighting and strike back against enemy warships."
Analysts doubt this is true though pointing out that hitting targets on planets light years away will be hard enough but hitting a moving target the same distance would require some kind of magic unless there are HCS fleet assets around to provide guidance data, and if they are still around then why would you need CSM?
Instead analysts think the HCS are trying to defuse tensions with the DDS which have cooled against after the "pretend invasion" of Oscar. The HCS and DDS have been negotiating to form a joint minesweeping force to clear Utrek mines left at the Remedia-Clone Empire border near Mintjulip but the recent cooling of relations has put this joint force on hold.
