[quote=@Kimiyosis] Cause the closest thing you got to hitting something outside of your gravity well with nukes would most likely be an Interplanetary Missile. Which, is really only used for bombarding other planets. So, other nations might take that as an act of war. It's like America and Russia with their nukes! Mutual assured destruction! Large countries(nations) are afraid to fire nukes because of other countries possibly causing equal destruction, while small countries are afraid of pissing off larger ones and inciting a missile to the face~ Diplomatic relationships are fun~ [/quote] I tried being diplomatic'n'stuff in one of the other space nation- when I was the Valkians. Kept warning and warning and warning, wouldn't open fire (Since Valkians are defensive, not aggressive), then Duck tried ramming two big ships into me and fled (after shooting two or three different races on another races' homeworld). The threat of making a diplomatic incident wasn't worth much. Hey KeyGuy, can we have more politics in this one? I want to [i]maneuver[/i] allies (or for-the-moment-while-you're-useful allies) to kill my enemies, not actually have to fight the battles. Economic power has about as much significance as, oooh, who was it, the IDR in one of the first three originals? "WE HAVE THE MOST MONEY!" "AHRAUOAOF INVADE THEM!"