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I don't know if anyone's aware of it, but tricobalts were first mentioned in the TOS episode "A Taste of Armageddon". When the Enterprise entered orbit of Eminiar VII, it was classified destroyed by a tricobalt device.
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That used to be one of the main selling points for the "tricobalts ain't nothing special" argument. But it seems highly unlikely that Vendikar had subspace weapons.
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Yes. According to the Star Trek Compendium, Anan 7 tells Kirk that the Enterpise has been "destroyed" by a tricobalt satellite explosion in the computer war between Vendikar and Eminiar VII. Although the name "tricobalt" may have originated in this episode, whether such a weapon actually existed at that time is debatable.
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They could be two different weapons. Perhaps the TOS tricobalts were simple explosives. The later ones are based on the same technology (hence the name), but have had some sort of subspace thing added. This change of technology w/ retention of name is not unheard of today. A modern neutron bomb produces a much different effect than the first fission bombs, but they are both "nuclear weapons".
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It's also possible that the subspace reaction might somehow be created by the use of this tricobalt stuff. Sort of like how you can use nuclear bombs to propel spacecraft.
What I mean is, the tricobalt explosion might power whatever creates the subspace effect.
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I believe that Riker was appaled that the Feds would be involved with a species that would use subspace weapons. The fact that they were banned by the 2nd Kitohmer Accords would just mean that they were illegal for the Feds and Klingons, but would sort of say that if you use subspace weapons, then the Federation will be alot less likely to open relations with you. It doesn't mean that everybody in the Alpha Quadrant can't use them, it just means that the Feds won't like it if you do, but really can't do much about it. Someone can lodge a protest of someone using them, then the Feds will probably try to negotiate some sort of treaty to prevent the usage of subspace weapons with that race.
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