"The Arsenal of Freedom" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast April 11, 1988. It is episode #21, production #121, teleplay written by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler, based on a story by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin, and directed by Les Landau.
Overview: The demonstration of an advanced planetary defense system turns deadly.
On stardate 41798.2, the USS Enterprise searches the Lorenze Cluster for the US...
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"The Arsenal of Freedom" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast April 11, 1988. It is episode #21, production #121, teleplay written by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler, based on a story by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin, and directed by Les Landau.
Overview: The demonstration of an advanced planetary defense system turns deadly.
On stardate 41798.2, the USS Enterprise searches the Lorenze Cluster for the USS Drake which has mysteriously vanished during a survey of the planet Minos. Reports indicate that the planet is uninhabited but was once home to an advanced civilization known as the Minoans who were arms merchants during the Ersalrope Wars, manufacturing highly advanced weaponry for both sides of the war.
Upon entering orbit, the Enterprise receives a hail from the planet. A cheerful man with a rolling voice appears on the screen announcing greetings from Minos, "The Arsenal of Freedom." Captain Picard tries to respond, but the figure talks...
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