Changes: Trilithium weapon

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La Forge and the trilithium weapon — Geordi La Forge studies the weapon

"And now we have a weapon of unlimited power!"

– Lursa, 2371 (Star Trek Generations)

A trilithium weapon is a weapon utilizing trilithium as an explosive agent. It was capable of stopping all nuclear fusion within a star, causing an instant supernova.

In 2371, Dr. Tolian Soran managed to perfect the weapon, using trilithium stolen from the Romulans by Lursa and B'Etor, the sisters of Duras. The Duras sisters intended to use the weapon to conquer the Klingon Empire, after the failure of their attempt to seize control of it in 2368. Besides providing him with the material, they also helped Soran escape from the Amargosa observatory and provided him with transport to the Veridian system.

Soran and the trilithium weapon — Soran prepares to fire the weapon

However, Soran's only intended use for the weapon was to change the course of the energy ribbon that allowed entry into the Nexus. To achieve this, he used the weapon to detonate the Amargosa star and then planned to destroy the Veridian star, but was stopped by Jean-Luc Picard and James T. Kirk. Soran was killed when his weapon's launch platform detonated on the surface of Veridian III due to Picard engaging the missile's locking clamps. (Star Trek Generations)

The Changeling Julian Bashir created a trilithium weapon composed of trilithium, tekasite, and protomatter designed to destroy the Bajoran sun, destroying Bajor, space station Deep Space 9, and a combined Federation-Klingon-Romulan fleet that had been lured to the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole in anticipation of a Dominion invasion. His attempt was stopped by the USS Defiant, which hurled his stolen Danube-class runabout away from the sun, causing the bomb to detonate harmlessly in space. (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")

External link

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+[[File:La Forge and the trilithium weapon.jpg|thumb|Geordi La Forge studies the weapon]]
-A '''trilithium weapon''' is a [[weapon]] utilizing [[trilithium]] as an explosive agent.
+{{aquote|And now we have a weapon of unlimited power!|[[Lursa]]|2371|7}}
+A '''trilithium weapon''' is a [[weapon]] utilizing [[trilithium]] as an explosive agent. It was capable of stopping all [[nuclear fusion]] within a [[star]], causing an instant [[supernova]].
-In [[2371]], [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Tolian Soran]] utilized a weapon made with stolen trilithium in order to detonate the [[Veridian|Veridian star]] to access the [[Nexus]]. His attempt failed and the weapon detonated on the surface of [[Veridian III]]. ({{film|7}})
+In [[2371]], [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Tolian Soran]] managed to perfect the weapon, using trilithium stolen from the [[Romulan]]s by [[Lursa]] and [[B'Etor]], the sisters of [[Duras, son of Ja'rod|Duras]]. The Duras sisters intended to use the weapon to conquer the [[Klingon Empire]], after the failure of their attempt to seize control of it in [[Klingon Civil War|2368]]. Besides providing him with the material, they also helped Soran escape from the [[Amargosa observatory]] and provided him with transport to the [[Veridian system]].
+[[File:Soran and the trilithium weapon.jpg|thumb|Soran prepares to fire the weapon]]
-The [[Changeling]] [[Julian Bashir (Changeling)|Julian Bashir]] created a trilithium weapon composed of trilithium, [[tekasite]], and [[protomatter]] designed to destroy the [[Bajoran sun]]. His attempt was stopped by the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']]. ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
+However, Soran's only intended use for the weapon was to change the course of the energy ribbon that allowed entry into the [[Nexus]]. To achieve this, he used the weapon to detonate the [[Amargosa]] star and then planned to destroy the Veridian star, but was stopped by [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[James T. Kirk]]. Soran was killed when his weapon's launch platform detonated on the surface of [[Veridian III]] due to Picard engaging the missile's [[locking clamp]]s. ({{film|7}})
+The [[Changeling]] {{dis|Julian Bashir|Changeling}} created a trilithium weapon composed of trilithium, [[tekasite]], and [[protomatter]] designed to destroy the [[Bajoran sun]], destroying [[Bajor]], space station [[Deep Space 9]], and a combined [[Federation]]-[[Klingon]]-[[Romulan]] fleet that had been lured to the mouth of the [[Bajoran wormhole]] in anticipation of a [[Dominion]] invasion. His attempt was stopped by the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}, which hurled his stolen {{class|Danube}} runabout away from the sun, causing the bomb to detonate harmlessly in space. ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
+==See also==
+*[[Tox Uthat]]
+*[[Trilithium resin]]
+==External link==
+*{{mbeta|Trilithium torpedo}}
+[[cs:Trilitiové torpédo]]
+[[de:Trilithiumwaffe]]
 [[Category:Weapons]]