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From: trudel@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Jonathan D.)
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Subject: re: Romulans/Klingons
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Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 19:58:05 EST
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> > ...   cloaking device...
> > ... some nasty accident that occurred when the Federation retested the
> > cloaking device, although no particulars are given.  One is led to believe
 that
> > the ship using the device completely vanished out of existence.  Needles
> > to say, the Federation droppped all further research into the subject.
> 
> Why is it considered obvious that they would stop research after this? I'd
> think they'd want to find out what happened, for use as a possible weapon
> if no other reason (we are talking about a military organization, after all).

Yes, but you see, the device that they stole was the one that disappeared.  
You can't continue research when you lack the necessary equipment.
They would have had to steal another one entirely.

> "The US military was developing a secret weapon during the 40's, but the
> experiment got out of hand and 2 Japanese cities were totally destroyed.
> Needless to say, they immediately halted all research and covered up all
> evidence of the incident. 

Yes, but the Russians didn't.
> 			Scott McEwan
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					   Jonathan D. Trudel
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