Timeline for Do other species abide by the Prime Directive?
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| Feb 8, 2019 at 20:46 | comment | added | Robert Columbia | Also, the discoveries in the DS9 episode Explorers imply that ancient Bajorans did discover warp travel by accident, but never really understood it or really took advantage of its capabilities. Just knowing that it's possible and having accomplished it once may be enough to qualify as a warp-capable civilization for the purposes of the Prime Directive. | |
| Apr 9, 2017 at 7:54 | comment | added | MauganRa | Warp technology is a red herring in that case. Since Bajor was conquered by the Cardassians and exposed to their technology and world view, the Prime Directive doesn't forbid contact anymore. They belong to the interstellar community now, no matter how technologically advanced they are. Of course the Prime Directive still applies and it limits the interference Starfleet is allowed to exert on Bajor. | |
| Apr 10, 2012 at 19:55 | comment | added | ejs | True. But according to Memory Alpha they were pre-warp when the Cardassians invaded, and there's nothing to suggest they have developed warp technology on their own since then or that they've obtained much of other civilizations' advanced technology. | |
| Apr 10, 2012 at 19:14 | comment | added | Keith Thompson | Being outmatched by a Romulan warbird doesn't imply being pre-warp. Without warp drive, it would take years to get to the nearest neighboring planetary system. | |
| Apr 10, 2012 at 19:00 | history | answered | ejs | CC BY-SA 3.0 |