Legate Dralson, ex-Dino Army and Security CouncilThe sabre rattling and tension is rising as the Clones appear to be about to try and enlarge their empire at the expense of the Eritran Free States. The DDS have been caught in a bind and are trying to prevent the invasion but at the same time are trying to avoid a war against the Clones.
Really the DDS are not obligated to do anything, the Eritrans are not DDS allies though they are among the DDS' best customers especially the Molab. However the DDS know that a resurgent Clone Star Empire that regains the taste for conquest will be very dangerous indeed especially now there is the elephant in the room called the Clone Space Missile.
The Clones have a working inter-stellar missile that can strike and destroy targets on Proxima 7 (i.e. DDS GHQ) and beyond. It has been called the game-changer before, by DDS officers themselves, which is why the DDS are investing a lot in their own LRM system. However that system is years away and the Clone system is in place now.
Of course that doesn't mean it will be used. It exists as the ultimate deterrent but the Clones know that if they used it to attack the DDS and UNP then the DDS would be reducing Clone cities to atomic dust as well. The DDS may not have LRM yet but their MRM cruise missiles can do a pretty good job. A war between the DDS and Clones would have to remain regional and limited because of the threat of mutual destruction.
Where can the line be drawn though? What if the DDS chew up a good portion of the HCS fleet, could HCS hawks then seize the ultimate weapon to strike back? We are into a very dangerous situation indeed.
