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Vulcan = France early WWII. Vulcan has never been seen to have much of a defensive fleet or powerful space force despite their high level of technology. Maybe they had some kind of Maginot Line that was easily swept aside by the 100 years more advanced Narada technology (who afterall, easily wiped out 47 Klingon battle cruisers - if they can do that, Vulcan ships would have been hopeless). That breaks down a bit when you consider that he still needed Starfleet's defense codes to get anywhere near earth - even if the entire fleet was in the Laurentian system. Maybe earth just has much better planetary defenses than the hapless Vulcan.

Got blitz'd.

The only problem I have with the Narada is how a 24th century Romulan Mining ship manages to still be that powerful. Maybe it's some kind of collossal planet cracking type ship who's mining tools and explosives (they were wierd looking drilly looking slow moving torpedos afterall) are still more powerful than anything that small 23rd century ships can muster. If the thing is designed to blow up asteroids or crack planets, starships would have little chance.

The biggest cut scene of the film shows that the Narada was crippled after the Kelvin crashed into it and a Klingon fleet arrived, captured the crew, and sent them to a prison planet for 25 years (Rura Penthe) which is where Nero was actually hanging out before breaking out again and reclaiming his ship. That seems like a majorly bugged plot point though (maybe why it was filmed but then cut)...If the Klingons captured the Narada for 25 years, they would have access to it's ridiculous technology and the Jellyfish (Vulcan science ship).