The FCO has never seen a culture progress so rapidly toward self-destruction.” Chekov cleared his throat “But in the same relative time period on Earth, Russia and the United States were in a similar position.” “Yes, yes,” Richter said with irritation, “but there was a long chain of historical and cultural events which made that period of confrontation inevitable as a prelude to their reconciliation and eventual cooperation to create a true unified planetary government. The Talin do not share that same historical and cultural background.”
