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Auto Destruct Systems In 2371, the Cardassian-designed auto-destruct system had been designed into the original Terok Nor structure. Station residents and visitors have long been informed of the existence of the system, and most understand the risks associated with this aspect of life in a war zone. One section of the docking contract transmitted to commercial and exploratory vessels specifically requires the captain and owners of the vessels agree to hold the Bajoran provisional government, Starfleet Command, and the United Federation of Planets blameless for any losses incurred if those docked ships are damaged or destroyed during the station’s auto-destruct command execution. Command Authorization With the station under the operational custody of Starfleet Command and the Bajoran security forces, the computer authorization codes for station destruction must be verified by one Starfleet and one Bajoran officer. All operational destruct software codes have been rewritten and placed within the Starfleet computer CPG and all original Cardassian destruction program codes have been copied and deleted from the main computer. The present code will accept inputs from Starfleet personnel down to the position of the chief of operations and Bajoran security personnel down to the rank of lieutenant. Hardware Configuration and Operation The original Cardassian detonation scheme invoked a deliberate overload of the fusion-power generation. The proposed Starfleet plans for enhancing the detonation process consist of adding up to ten matter-antimatter ordnance packages, ensuring that no recoverable pieces of classified information or hardware would survive to fall into the hands of threat forces. |
