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On June 19, 3303, following an apparent attack by [[Thargoids]] on a Federal fleet, Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval urged her citizens to remain calm and assured them that humanity had overcome seemingly insurmountable odds in the past.
 
By September 3303, speculation was rife that tensions between the Empire and Federation were thawing and the cold war was ending after the three superpowers set aside their differences to sponsor the creation of [[Aegis]]. Commentators opined that because neither the Empire nor the Federation had succeeded in establishing a monopoly over Meta-Alloys, both sides wanted to back down and save face.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59a92dbb2b36fd286819e7e5 Galactic News: Cold War Thawing?]</ref> Despite these reports, some Imperial pundits expressed doubt that the Federation could be trusted to uphold their end of any truce.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59b115cad1c3406265302efd Galactic News: Voices of Dissent]</ref>
 
==Society==