On Sun, 16 Mar 2025 05:39:45 -0700 (PDT), Tom Rux wrote:

>Morning from the PNW, Aka Pacific NorthWest, Jim,
>
>In the 3 book series of Empire From The Ashes by David Weber the ships of the Nest of Aku'Ultan would go out seeking sentient life and then accelerate an asteroid to destroy the planet killing a potential threat to their nest.

And in the other direction, in his Honor Harrington stories, doing this
would be a serious violation of the Eridani Edict, and any government that
actually did it would find itself answering to the Solarian League Navy,
immediately before an involuntary change of government.

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