Romulan Neutral Zone Nelvana III was the uninhabited third
planet of the Nelvana planetary system. This system was located
in the Romulan Neutral Zone. Its surface was nothing but barren
rock, with no native lifeforms. During the 2360s, the planet was
located within attack range of fifteen Federation sectors.
Through deliberate misinformation, Jarok was led to believe that
the Romulans had established a cloaked base on Nelvana III in
preparation for a preemptive strike against the Federation.
Faced with the prospect of war, Jarok defected to the USS
Enterprise-D to warn them of the attack. To enhance the
deception, the Romulans placed a probe in orbit of Nelvana III
that emitted low-level subspace signals. However, when the
Enterprise-D arrived in orbit, there were no indications of a
base at all. The Federation starship was able to perform several
scans of the planet, including for artificially-generated power,
subspace restriction, gravimetric perturbation, and virtual
interferometry and was also looking fo