10 Most Annoying Unanswered Questions In Star Trek

7. What Was The Purpose Of The Portal Weapon?

One of the cooler, if a little confusing, things introduced in Star Trek: Picard was the portal weapon, stolen from Daystrom Station, by Vadic and her crew of Changelings. It is used to great effect against the USS Titan-A, forcing the ship to fly in loops and even to fire on itself, almost crippling the Starfleet vessel.

While the visuals of the scenes are definitely engaging, one is left wondering - what was the point of this new piece of technology? It seemed like the perfect invention for a gang of terrorists, either by using it in space or on a planet's surface. While something like this seems perfect for Romulan or even Orion fleets, why was Starfleet developing it?

The logical answer here is that it was never intended to be a weapon. Vadic must have stolen it earlier than any planned release, so the range that she was able to employ was much smaller. If this is the case, was this an experiment in wormhole technology? It seems fairly stable, if a little short-range. Was this an attempt to fix those mistakes of the past and usher in a new era of modern propulsion?