A retired soldier leads a new colony only to discover it was established as a political bargaining chip in galactic politics, with the colonists' lives expendable to achieve a diplomatic outcome.
Models expendable frontier communities: relevant to buffer states, military base communities, and populations used as negotiating leverage by distant governments.
Domains: Space Exploration and ColonizationGovernance and Political Systems
Scenario Types: Warning / Self-preventing prophecyThought experiment / What-if
Outcomes: Cautionary