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 Then came the [[history_introduction#the_apocalypse war|Apocalypse War]]. . .  Nuclear, biological, chemical and [[nanotechnology|nanotechnological]] weapons were unleashed, and all the wonders of advanced technology were turned into horrors of death and destruction.  Ultimately the entire surface of the planet was turned into a radioactive wasteland, prowled only by war machines and creatures playing host to unnumbered biowarfare agents.  The only survivors were those who escaped into space before the devastation was complete.
-The question of whether Earth will eventually be healed is open to debate.  After roughly 200 years, the radiation has subsided, and the chemical weapons have long dispersed.  Most of the war machines have probably broken down or run out of power and munitions by now.
+The question of whether Earth will eventually recover has been open to debate for decades.  After roughly 200 years, some of the radiation has subsided, and the chemical weapons have long dispersed.  Most of the war machines have probably broken down or run out of power and munitions by now.
 However, Earth has a new ecosystem of nanomachines, as well as creatures mutated over generations by exposure to radioactives and hazardous chemicals.  These creatures also provide a vector for exposure to biowarfare agents that have mutated beyond the wildest dreams of their creators.
-Anybody venturing into Earth's atmosphere risks being attacked by nanoconstructs or native flora or fauna -- and worse, possibly bringing the mutated descendants of diseases such as anthrax, tularemia, botulism, etc. . . back to Luna, or Mars, or the other inhabited colonies of our space.
+Anybody venturing into Earth's atmosphere risks being attacked by nanoconstructs or native flora or fauna -- and worse, risks bringing the mutated descendants of biowarfare agents such as anthrax, tularemia, botulinum, etc. . . back to Luna, or Mars, or the other inhabited colonies of our space.  For this reason, Earth remains under strict quarantine.  To go there, or to bring back any artifacts from Earth, is strictly [[verboten tech|prohibited]].
-For this reason, Earth remains under strict quarantine.  To go there, or to bring back any artifacts from Earth, is strictly [[verboten tech|prohibited]].
-Nonetheless, a few daring -- or desperate -- lawbreakers occasionally venture to Earth, attempting to salvage some of its legendary treasures or technology.
+Nonetheless, a few daring -- or desperate -- lawbreakers occasionally venture to Earth, attempting to salvage some of its legendary treasures or technology.  The vast majority of these are stopped by a contingent of spacecraft from the [[Space Defense Force]] permanently stationed in Earth orbit.