So, to me it looks like Ian’s plan is something like lure “Dehane” (somewhere around) here using Talia (and her family?) as bait and then set off a pre-emplaced nuke while teleporting away … and possibly nuking the rest of his allies and known haunts for good measure?
If so, will that leave a diverse and large enough population to survive without severe inbreeding, or is the next stage to figure out a way to contact the homeworld or other human colonies and recruit immigrants?
Also it seems to me that a planted nuke probably has a smaller time lag than a massdriver and given all the (known and unknown) unknowns an EMP for free can’t hurt …
If so, will that leave a diverse and large enough population to survive without severe inbreeding, or is the next stage to figure out a way to contact the homeworld or other human colonies and recruit immigrants?
Also it seems to me that a planted nuke probably has a smaller time lag than a massdriver and given all the (known and unknown) unknowns an EMP for free can’t hurt …