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    “The Dominion already knew about the Federation, and were making plans to deal with them around 2570” —ooh, really? Source? Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 2:00
  • @PaulD.Waite We got a hint of it in 3x02, The Search, Part II, when the Founders said they didn't expect Odo for another 200 years. Additionally, the background notes for 2x26, The Jem'Hadar, includes this: According to writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe, the Dominion knew about the Federation long before the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole and had plans to deal with it when the time came.
    – Izkata
    Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 2:21
  • ah yes, I see. I’m not sure the line about not expecting Odo for another 200 years specifically means that they already had plans relating to (or awareness of) the Federation. I think that’s just when they expected the offspring they sent out to make it back. I don’t recall any suggestion in the show as broadcast that the Founders knew much about the Alpha quadrant before the wormhole started being used frequently. Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 2:27
  • Nice answer, but I have one question: "Originally, the aliens seen in Conspiracy were going to be the first wave of Borg." Can you back this up? It sounds logical, but I can't find anything to support it. Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 3:23
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    @neilfein See the bottom of my answer here for those aliens specifically. See Borg background information on Memory Alpha for insectoid in general. So they may not have been Borg, but definitely were intended to be associated with them somehow.
    – Izkata
    Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 4:30