To be fair about that last bit, isnt having engaged in nuclear war at some point relatively common for species in the star trek verse? I seem to recall the Vulcans having done similar?
I don’t know that answer, but I do know that Vulcan prehistory was probably worse than Earth’s. The difference is that Vulcans came to realize how dangerous their emotions were and learned how to suppress them to survive. What may scare them is that humans managed to stay emotional and survive. How? It’s not logical.
I can’t remember who says it, but this comes up in the Syrrannite arc of ENT S4. That Humans reached the stars (warp drive) 100 years after their nuclear wars, when it took Vulcans 1500 years and suppressing their emotions. It was revealed as the main driving force behind the Vulcans saying Humans weren’t ready to visit other worlds.
To be fair about that last bit, isnt having engaged in nuclear war at some point relatively common for species in the star trek verse? I seem to recall the Vulcans having done similar?
I don’t know that answer, but I do know that Vulcan prehistory was probably worse than Earth’s. The difference is that Vulcans came to realize how dangerous their emotions were and learned how to suppress them to survive. What may scare them is that humans managed to stay emotional and survive. How? It’s not logical.
I can’t remember who says it, but this comes up in the Syrrannite arc of ENT S4. That Humans reached the stars (warp drive) 100 years after their nuclear wars, when it took Vulcans 1500 years and suppressing their emotions. It was revealed as the main driving force behind the Vulcans saying Humans weren’t ready to visit other worlds.