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Jean-Luc Picard attempts first contact diplomacy with a pre-warp civilization, the Malcorians (2367)Ī version of the Prime Directive also applied when Starfleet vessels made first contact with new species to establish formal diplomatic relations. ( TOS: " Bread and Circuses", " A Piece of the Action" DIS: " The Vulcan Hello" TAS: " The Magicks of Megas-Tu", " Bem" TNG: " Justice", " Symbiosis", " Who Watches The Watchers", " Redemption", " Homeward" VOY: " Course: Oblivion" Star Trek Into Darkness)
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Instead, the use and interpretation of the Prime Directive was flexible and varied considerably, depending on the discretion of the captain or commanding officer. The Prime Directive was viewed as so fundamental to Starfleet that officers swore to uphold the Prime Directive, even at the cost of their own life or the lives of their crew, though the literal application of this oath rarely if ever applied. At its core was the philosophical concept that covered personnel should refrain from interfering in the natural, unassisted, development of societies, even if such interference was well-intentioned. The Prime Directive, also known as Starfleet General Order 1, the Non-Interference Directive, or the principle of non-interference, was the embodiment of one of Starfleet's most important ethical principles: noninterference with other cultures and civilizations.