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>should have just nuked the site from orbit the second they saw the colony
There's really no need. All colonists are already dead. The aliens are essentially in hibernation at that point (the worst part of the lore here). No reason they can't just be observed from afar since the aliens literally have no way to cause any problems. At that point, they could take there time bringing more equipment from Earth. Send in drones and androids to collect specimens and conduct experiments with the aliens. Burke was 100% right that it was dumb to arbitrarily exterminate them.
