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+ | The '''Eastern Coalition''', or "'''ECON'''", was a faction in [[Earth]]'s [[Third World War]] which, during the conflict, launched attacks on the [[United States]]. |
| + | In [[2063]], approximately ten years after the end of the war, [[Lily Sloane]] assumed that the ECON was resuming their attacks when a [[Borg sphere]] from the future opened fire upon [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s launch facility in central [[Montana]]. Later, while aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise''-E]], Sloane demanded to know which faction [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] belonged to, although he assured her he wasn't a member of the Eastern Coalition. ({{film|8}}) |
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| − | :''Since ECON was specified as being the enemy of the [[United States]], its possible coalition members may contain some of the US's current or former rivals; [[China]], [[Russia]] and North Korea in the Far East, and current combat zones Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Iran, in the [[Middle East]]. However, it's possible that entirely different nations will have [[nuclear weapon]]s capacity by the [[2050s]], as evidenced by tensions in newer nuclear nations like India and Pakistan. |
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| − | :''In the audio commentary for the film [[Star Trek: First Contact]], [[Brannon Braga]] stated that the [[Eastern Coalition|ECON]] was at one time simply ''China'', but that it was changed in favor of political correctness.'' |
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Revision as of 18:57, 24 September 2014
The Eastern Coalition, or "ECON", was a faction in Earth's Third World War which, during the conflict, launched attacks on the United States.
In 2063, approximately ten years after the end of the war, Lily Sloane assumed that the ECON was resuming their attacks when a Borg sphere from the future opened fire upon Zefram Cochrane's launch facility in central Montana. Later, while aboard the Enterprise-E, Sloane demanded to know which faction Captain Jean-Luc Picard belonged to, although he assured her he wasn't a member of the Eastern Coalition. (Star Trek: First Contact)
A coalition of nations in the Far East and/or Middle East would seem to be suggested by the name of this combatant. It was later explained by Brannon Braga, in the film's audio commentary, that the ECON was at one time simply "China," but that it was changed in favor of political correctness.