The organization he was part of, Starfleet, is not generally militaristic; we are a peacekeeping armada and armaments run toward defense and protection when necessary. He believed war was imminent and committed unconscionable acts to ensure there would be weapons that Starfleet would not otherwise endorse and there are indications that he would have been willing to strike first and begin the war. There was another individual involved, though he was merely a pawn in the beginning.
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The organization he was part of, Starfleet, is not generally militaristic; we are a peacekeeping armada and armaments run toward defense and protection when necessary. He believed war was imminent and committed unconscionable acts to ensure there would be weapons that Starfleet would not otherwise endorse and there are indications that he would have been willing to strike first and begin the war. There was another individual involved, though he was merely a pawn in the beginning.