The Peloran who made Contact with us are the least numerous of the various Peloran groups. They are the outcasts, the misfits, the aggressive members of their race. The genetic imperatives are least powerful in them, and they can most easily interact with the other Races of Humanity. They can even initiate conflict given the right circumstances, but that is rare. But because of this, and their long absences from Peloran home space, the other Peloran have spent thousands of years limiting their access to warships and other weapons. The other Peloran simply don’t trust them as much as they trust “real” Peloran. That is why Admiral Aneerin had a grand total of nine warships under his command when The War began.