I think the implication is that the Romulans are constantly patrolling the neutral zone. the Federation knows this and pretends it isn’t happening as they dont want to get into a conflict.
Not just an implication, isn’t this explicitly stated? Any superpowers in a cold war are constantly spying on each other and bending whatever rules they think they can get away with.
And they rightly assume their enemies are doing the same.
I think the implication is that the Romulans are constantly patrolling the neutral zone. the Federation knows this and pretends it isn’t happening as they dont want to get into a conflict.
Not just an implication, isn’t this explicitly stated? Any superpowers in a cold war are constantly spying on each other and bending whatever rules they think they can get away with.
And they rightly assume their enemies are doing the same.