The DTA have said they agree in principal to the Articans joining them and a team of DTA negotiators will arrive on the planet next week to begin formal talks. Meanwhile the UNP have said that a planet cannot be in the UNP and DTA and Artic will have to give up its UNP membership.
There is speculation that Artic could be the home of a transplanted Dino base from Loeuss. The DDS are pressurising the Remedians to terminate the Dinos' lease on the base they have on Loeuss since the Utrek War. One DTA source says that the Dinos will transplant the base to Artic if that happens. Another source says the Dinos might give up on the Loeuss base anyway as its strategic importance has lessened over the last few years.
