User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-200.152.225.183-20120629172012/@comment-1840877-20120701134025

Yes, the threat is there. But wouldn't the threat be amplified if the Empire and the Dominion refused to maintain any sort of friendship? The peace, albeit a rather shaky one, is necessary to maintain -- for as long as it can be maintained, the Empire can brace itself for a second Great War when/if it happens.