Ence -expansion denial policy

Ence -expansion denial policy‏‎

5040 - 5044 (OTT)

First contact was made in the Small Magellan Cloud in 5020  OTT

The Ence, a species believed to originate from the Pinwheel galaxy , and using a Trans spatial gate connection (Built by a civilization not related to the Ancient Gates and the Gate Network .) to infiltrate and spread throughout the SMC.

The Ence are in search for the planet at the center of the Universe. They were not very clear on details. on what they are looking for exactly. The Ence were not very friendly and threatened agression if they decide the Union is ripe for the conquering.

This caused McElligott to concieve one of his many (now famous contingency plans) which grew into the Expansion Deinal Policy ratified as official Union policy by an Assembly vote in 5040.

McElligott argued that the Ence were either conquerors or fleeing from something even more agressive and the best way to keep the neighborhood peaceful was to make sure no new bullies moved in.

Another High Tech civilization, the Xundran prevented outright conflict by threatening both sides.

(See : Ence / Union Situation ) The Xundran appearance  caused the Assembly to declare the SMC as special development zone and McElligotts plan was put into high gear.

HALD explorers were tasked to identify even the most marginally planet for colonization and BoCA was tasked to promote colonization into the SMC. (To put it into prospective : in 5033 30 planets and out post existed in the SMC. 2312 new colonies were established by 5044